October 10, 2023 - "Protected activity." One of the most noteworthy HR buzz words. But what does it actually mean and how should businesses go about managing employees who engage in such activity? In ...

A workplace disciplinary policy should provide the employees with clear guidelines and what consequences they can expect if the rules are broken. On paper, it sounds like a good thing; it protects the ...

Even the most harmonious companies may sometimes experience employee misconduct, unacceptable behavior or poor performance. While these situations can be awkward and uncomfortable, ignoring them and ...

At the BDA we often have members coming to us to ask what to do when there are misconduct issues or where they have performance concerns about their employees. We understand that for what are often ...

A workplace that embraces diversity and civility is imperative for protecting employees, minimizing corporate legal risk, and advancing an organization’s business and culture objectives. In our last ...

A House panel has advanced a measure aimed at bringing more transparency to disciplinary action taken against Veterans Affairs Department employees, with supporters saying current practices sweep ...

Employees at four component agencies of the Homeland Security Department were more likely to face disciplinary action than their supervisors, a Government Accountability Office report has found. But ...

From the political campaigns of 2024 through the recent tragedy of the assassination of Charlie Kirk, public discourse on social media has been active, and often provocative, divisive and offensive.

This is a sponsored column by attorneys John Berry and Kimberly Berry of Berry & Berry, PLLC, an employment and labor law firm located in Northern Virginia that specializes in federal employee, ...