Deborah J. Hopkins, a Washington, DC-based employment law attorney, is President of the Federal Employment Law Training Group, an SBA-certified woman-owned small business. She has presented training sessions to thousands of federal employees on topics including federal HR, L/ER, EEO, reasonable accommodation, legal writing and supervisory accountability, and has developed training courses and authored a number of training manuals for institutions of higher education.

Ideal for federal supervisors and managers, and anyone who advises them, this handbook is a practical guide on misconduct, performance and discipline. Major topics include the fundamental elements of disciplinary and performance actions, removal procedures, the defense of a penalty, special challenges to adverse actions, and nontraditional disciplinary techniques. (more details)