In two volumes, updated annually, this encyclopedic guide to Board cases, laws, procedure, and litigation practice is the seminal text on this complex area of the law. Major topics include jurisdiction, appeals, discovery, hearings, evidence, PFRs, adverse actions and discipline, nexus and mitigation, substantive offenses, performance cases, RIFs, PPPs, retirement, attorney fees, settlement, remedies, and judicial review. This authoritative text is a component of the American Civil Service Law Series. (more details)

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Updated annually, the 2013 EEO Guide will arrive June 2013. (more details)

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Updated annually, the EEO Guide offers the most comprehensive analysis of federal sector EEO decisions, litigation practice, statutes, regulations, policies, guidance, and practical advice available to practitioners. Major topics include jurisdiction, pre- and formal complaint processes, investigation and settlement of complaints, hearings, final agency actions, appeals, official time, theories and bases of discrimination, disabilities and GINA, reprisal, personnel actions, class actions, remedies, EEO alternatives, and attorney fees. This indispensable text is a component of the American Civil Service Law Series. (more details)

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Updated annually, this encyclopedic guide condenses MSPB and Federal Circuit decisions from 1999 through early 2012 into concise, useable summaries. Cases are arranged by subject matter areas of Board jurisprudence and further categorized alphabetically for ease of use. Major topics include adverse and performance actions, arbitration/collective bargaining issues, attorney fees, Board procedure, jurisdiction and judicial review, defenses, discrimination, evidence, harmful error, hearings, PPPs, retirement, reemployment, remedies, RIFs, settlements, substantive offenses, timeliness, USERRA and VEOA. (more details)

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With insight and practice tips, this comprehensive and practical guide sorts the laws and procedures related to whistleblower reprisal. The guide includes in depth discussion of the Whistleblower Protection Act, the Whistleblower Protection Enhancement Act of 2012 signed by President Obama on November 27, 2012, OSC and MSPB regulations (updated as of November 13, 2012, the effective date of the MSPB’s recent regulatory revisions), noteworthy cases, and the Presidential Policy Directive (PPD-19) issued October 10, 2012. Major topics include legislative history and sources of law; MSPB basics; OSC operations; corrective and disciplinary actions; IRAs and otherwise appealable actions; grievances and whistleblower reprisal claims; stays; burdens of proof; qualifying disclosures; prima facie case and contributing factor; and remedies, damages and relief. (more details)

A Dewey classic, this comprehensive handbook provides advice and strategies for mastering administrative litigation before the MSPB, EEOC, FLRA, and in arbitration. Major topics include explanation of venues, initial investigation and planning, filing and answering appeals, formal and paper discovery, taking and defending depositions, motion practice, pretrial filings, hearings, statements and prehearing memos, direct and cross examination, objections and evidentiary matters, writing, remedies, settlement, arbitration, enforcement, and ethical considerations. (more details)

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A Dewey bestseller, Compensatory Damages is the seminal text on how to support and defend against claims for compensatory damages and other remedial claims in federal sector employment discrimination cases. Major topics include equitable and compensatory damages, proving damages, mitigation and offset, back pay, collateral source rule, tax consequences, settlement, managing discovery, calculating damages, attorney fees, and selected damages awards. (more details)

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Supervisor’s Guide is an introductory text to the supervisory actions that employees can challenge, the avenues available for pursuing such challenges, and the tribunals responsible for hearing those challenges. Major topics include the basics of appeals and grievances, internal agency systems, external mechanisms, and actions that employees can challenge. (more details)

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USERRA/VEOA Deskbook is a comprehensive compilation of the statutes, regulations, and case law governing the Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act and Veterans Employment Opportunity Act. Major topics include legislative history; purpose; coverage; discrimination and retaliation; return to duty; rights, benefits, and obligations of covered individuals; the roles of the Department of Labor and Office of Special Counsel; appeals to the Merit Systems Protection Board and appealable actions; and judicial review. (more details)

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The Art of Advocacy is a through, yet concise instructional text on effective advocacy before the MSPB and arbitrators. Major topics include the basics and importance of advocacy, Board and arbitration fundamentals, proof requirements, preappeal advocacy, discovery, motion practice, direct and cross examination, oral and written advocacy, and settlements. (more details)

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The Disability Guide is an extensive and updated examination of federal EEO disability discrimination decisions, litigation practice, statutes, regulations, and practical advice for supervisors, representatives, HR specialists, and adjudicators. Major topics include overviews of the Rehabilitation Act, the ADA, and the ADAAA, impairments, major life activities, substantial limitation, regarded as disabilities, qualified individuals, reasonable accommodation, undue hardship, forms of prohibited discrimination, timeliness and remedies, and GINA. (more details)

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This comprehensive guide offers an authoritative examination of the FMLA, including citation and analysis of governing statutes, regulations and case law. Major topics include a review of FMLA legislation, applicability of the FMLA in the federal government, coverage of employees and family members, eligibility, covered conditions, notice requirements, documentation, leave amount and scheduling, paid leave, maintenance of benefits, return to work, record-keeping, prohibited acts, enforcement and remedies, and the interaction of FMLA with other laws. (more details)

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Effective Summary Judgment Motions offers a comprehensive analysis of EEO summary judgment case law along with practice tips and sample motions. Major topics include rules, regulations, and guidance; summary judgment standards; written motion papers; intentional discrimination cases; harassment cases; disability cases; reprisal cases; and religious accommodation cases. (more details)

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Prehearing and post-hearing motions, as well as rules of motion practice are studied in this practical and helpful guidebook. The authors examine motions presented to the Board and the Commission separately, paying special consideration to how to most effectively use motions for the desired result. Major topics include federal rules of civil procedure and basic, pre- and post-hearing motion practice before the Merit Systems Protection Board and Equal Employment Opportunity Commission. (more details)

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This is the ultimate guide to discovery before the MSPB, and includes samples of discovery materials, a detailed examination of discovery procedure, relevant case citations, MSPB regulations, and more, to help maximize discovery and better prepare for litigation. (more details)

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This introductory text offers a detailed overview of the EEO complaint process from counseling through appeal. It is ideal for lawyers, counselors, officers, and EEO offices. Major topics include what the EEO process is and how it works, precomplaint and informal counseling, formal complaints and acknowledgment, acceptance and dismissal, investigations, prehearing and hearing processes, settlement, and appeals. (more details)

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This training course is written and narrated by two seasoned agency advocates who offer their experience, analysis, and advice to agency representatives on how to effectively advocate before the MSPB or EEOC. (more details)

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A “how-to” approach to mediation with advice on how best to achieve client goals and tips on finding creative solutions for dispute resolution. This guide presents a brief, but thorough explanation of the uniqueness, benefits, and purpose of mediation. Major topics include how mediation is useful, a step-by-step overview of the mediation process, mediators, preparing for and participating in mediation, confidentiality, understanding and using the caucus, working toward resolution, impasse and difficult passages, and concluding the mediation. (more details)

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Presented by Peter Broida, this multi-disc video provides comprehensive instruction on MSPB litigation and procedure. Major topics include MSPB structure and jurisdiction, the Board record, appeals, motion practice, discovery practice, prehearing submissions and conferences, and the hearing notebook. (more details)

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This audio course is a three-hour narration of MSPB practice and procedure. Instruction is offered by two seasoned practitioners and a former MSPB Chairman. (more details)

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With practical advice and tips, MSPB Practice: Advice from Judges is a instructional text on advocacy and procedure before the MSPB. Written from the perspective of two former MSPB Administrative Judges, the major topics of this book include board basics, appeal rights notice and the appeal form, the acknowledgment order, discovery, motion practice settlement and mediation, prehearing submissions, prehearing conferences, the hearing, and the initial decision and petition for review.