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 Adverse Actions (2012)
A Guide for Federal Managers and Personnel SpecialistsBy: CorumPrice: $55.00
Sku: 12AA
Edition: 4th/2012 ISBN: 1-934651-57-5; 978-1-934651-57-5 Availability: IN-STOCK (released 3/10/12)Format: Book (+ optional CD) | Change to downloadable eBook format
Written by Michael Corum, a popular Dewey author on employee management, Adverse Actions simplifies adverse and performance-based actions, offering a thorough yet practical guide to removals, demotions, suspensions, and short furloughs against statutorily protected employees in the federal civil service.
Designed for managers and personnel specialists involved in all stages of the agency decisional processes, the text guides readers through:
- The Legal Framework of Adverse Actions—including discussion of the role of the Constitution, the United States Code, Code of Federal Regulations, caselaw, and agency regulations and policies in adverse actions
- Adverse Action Jurisdiction—including what constitutes an adverse action, employee status, and issues of jurisdiction
- Adverse Action Causes—including the common causes for adverse actions, and the agency’s burden of proof
- Penalties—including penalty factors
- Proving Your Case—including when to establish proof and standards of proof
- Adverse Action Procedures—including the basic procedural scheme for adverse actions and procedural elements: the notice, reply, and decision
- Performance-Based Actions—including pre-action procedural requirements and the mechanics of the action itself under Chapters 43 and 75
- Adverse Action Appeals—including how employees can challenge actions taken by supervisors and managers and discussion of the various tribunals
- Appendix A: Law on Adverse Actions—including Title 5 USC, Chapter 75
- Appendix B: Law on Performance-Based Actions—including Title 5, Chapter 43
- Appendix C: Regulations on Adverse Actions—including Title 5, CFR Part 752
- Appendix D: Regulations on Performance-Based Actions—including Title 5, CFR 432
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The Fourth Edition of this popular title offers more detailed discussion of: penalty selection, charge drafting, ex parte communications, and the common causes of disciplinary actions including unintentional acts and medical issues. The author has also added more sage advice for proposing and deciding officials.
Also includes a detailed table of contents.
Also available as a .pdf file on a CD-ROM or as an ebook for instant download.
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