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Agency staff need to take and process adverse actions correctly under existing legal precedent, policies, and procedures — but those will likely change under President Trump, who is expected to immediately issue one or more executive orders that will impact federal employee discipline practices. This webinar, happening a week after the inauguration, is the perfect opportunity to ensure you and all agency staff are ready for what’s to come.

Attorney Kevin Owen will walk you through the expected changes and what they mean for the way your agency must process adverse actions. You’ll leave equipped to review your current policies for alignment with expected new initiatives and to review pending adverse actions and current appeals for compliance issues that will be impacted.

Get everyone up to speed on, and prepared to handle:

• Executive action on the federal workforce and discipline, including Biden EOs that will be rescinded
• The anticipated impact of Schedule F on the federal disciplinary process
• Expected changes at the MSPB likely to lead to change in important legal precedents
• The expected resurrection of rules impacting clean record agreements, processing times, and PIPs
• Proposed legislation, such as the Strafe Act, the Holman Rule, and the Return to Work Act, which will impact the federal workforce
• And more!

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Meet Your Trainer

Kevin L. Owen, Esq., is a Partner with Gilbert Employment Law, P.C. and chairs the Adverse Action and Whistleblower Practice Group. He litigates all phases of complaints of employment discrimination and appeals of disciplinary action involving federal employees in administrative forums, primarily the U.S. Merit Systems Protection Board, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, the U.S. Office of Special Counsel, and the Federal Circuit Court of Appeals. He has prevailed on many appeals before the MSPB, including appeals involving due process issues violations, complex appeals involving a denial of a security clearance, and constructive suspension appeals related to disability discrimination claims. Mr. Owen is a popular presenter at LRP’s annual FDR Training^SM, where he most recently spoke on ER legal issues and FLSA overtime issues.

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Who Should Attend

• Employee relations specialists
• Labor relations specialists
• HR specialists
• Agency attorneys
• Union/employee representatives

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Registration Information Main Site (required for Additional Site registrations): $295 per connection
Additional Site for Teleworker: $115 per connection
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Federal agencies should take swift action against employees who have excessive absences, but proper steps must be taken. This interactive webinar will help you handle employees’ excessive absences while staying compliant with requirements set by the MSPB and the courts — including the most recent Williams and Butler cases that have changed the rules on how agencies must proceed.

Leave expert Barbara Haga will explain how excessive absences cases arise and how your agency should address them to satisfy procedural requirements, providing specifics on handling telework and hybrid work situations; common leave situations including annual leave, sick leave, and leave without pay; and situations you see less frequently, such as donated leave, court leave, and military leave.

Gain this expert’s guidance to:

• Issue a Cook warning letter that complies with current case law requirements
• Determine which absences can be relied upon to support a charge of excessive approved leave, in light of the Williams case
• Understand why 25 days of absences are not enough to support a charge of excessive absence under Butler
• Evaluate cases of excessive absences by employees who are using leave as a reasonable accommodation
• Avoid taking unlawful action against employees who are using long or intermittent FMLA leave periods
• And more

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Meet Your Trainer

Barbara Haga is the president of Federal HR Services, Inc., which provides HR training, consulting, and functional services to federal agencies. She previously served as the Head of Organizational Development and Workforce Relations for NASA Langley Research Center, with responsibility for Center training programs, the Career Transition Assistance Program, and employee and labor relations and benefits functions. Prior to NASA, she worked with the Department of Navy, where her responsibilities encompassed assignments at HRO Norfolk, the Office of Civilian Personnel Management, and the Human Resources Service Center East.

Ms. Haga has had experience in all HR functional areas including delivery of numerous courses and presentations for managers and HR professionals. Her primary areas of expertise are in employee and labor relations, including performance appraisal, dealing with performance and conduct deficiencies, and grievances and appeals.

Ms. Haga writes the regular “Leave Advisor” column for cyberFEDS^® and is a popular presenter at the annual FDR Training conference on HR, leave, and performance management topics.

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Who Should Attend

• HR practitioners and specialists
• Leave administration professionals
• Employee Relations professionals
• Labor Relations professionals
• Attorneys handling HR, leave, and discipline cases
• Union reps
• Outside counsel who represent employees

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Registration Information Main Site (required for Additional Site registrations): $295 per connection
Additional Site for Teleworker: $115 per connection
REGISTER NOW