| Marital Status Discrimination - State Law |
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| Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, the seminal anti-discrimination law in the federal sector, does not forbid adverse employment decisions on the basis of marital status. Many state laws, however, do protect employees or applicants from being discriminated against in employment decisions on the basis of an employee's marital status.More... |
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| The Senior Executive Service |
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| The Civil Service Reform Act of 1978 created the Senior Executive Service (SES) as a third branch of the federal civil service. The SES is designed to be a group of policy-level executives selected for their leadership skills. The SES is completely separate from the other two branches of the service, the excepted service and the competitive service. The Office of Personnel Management (OPM) is responsible for overseeing the federal civil service, including the SES. More... |
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| Privacy - Personnel Files - Collection & Access |
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| One of the major issues surrounding privacy rights is the information gathered and shared by employers. At the top of this list of issues is the maintenance and use of personnel files. Additionally important, however, are workplace practices surrounding polygraph testing, drug testing, computer and telephone monitoring, and interference with personal lifestyle. More... |
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| Arbitration -- Labor Disputes -- Preparing for Arbitration |
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| Once the pre-arbitration matters are attended to (such as choosing the arbitrator and scheduling the hearing), the disputing parties can begin the process of preparing for arbitration. This process can vary based on the existing relationship between the parties and the nature of the dispute at hand. There are, however, a number of common elements that are integral to the arbitration process, from establishing the jurisdiction of the presiding arbitrator to compiling a case to arguing for a particular remedy to the dispute.More... |
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| Arbitration - Grievance Mediation |
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| Arbitration is widely viewed as a cost-effective alternative to litigation. At the same time, however, the costs of arbitration (and its increasing similarities to a full blown trial) are rising. For this and many other reasons, both labor unions and companies are looking to ways of reducing the total number of grievances that end in arbitration. One such alternative is grievance mediation.More... |
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