This concise guide is a must-read and reference for everyone involved in the advocacy process before the MSPB or a labor arbitrator. From prehearing to posthearing strategies and everything in between, this new title gives practical advice on navigating the advocacy process—and doing it effectively. (more details)

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With this bestseller, all advocates will better understand how to support and defend against claims for compensatory damages and other remedial claims. This text offers thorough definitions, explanations, and guidance on a variety of issues including Title VII damages and remedies, compensatory damages, mitigation, use of witnesses, and back pay.(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)

Updated annually, the FLRA Guide is a complete research tool on unit determinations, negotiability and the collective bargaining process, unfair labor practices, and arbitration. The Guide includes discussion of cases, laws, and litigation practice before the FLRA and reviewing courts. Major topics include jurisdiction, unit determinations and elections; labor organizations; procedures, substantive limitations on and specific applications of negotiability determinations; the Federal Service Impasses Panel; ULPs and remedies; review of arbitration awards; and administrative reconsideration and judicial review. This authoritative text is a component of the American Civil Service Law Series. (more details)

Updated annually, this encyclopedic guide condenses MSPB and Federal Circuit decisions from 1999 through 2010 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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Labor Arbitration Practice for the Federal Sector is a comprehensive examination of the arbitration process and advocacy. With extensive strategies and tips, this how to guide is dedicated to helping union and management advocates. Major topics include advocate selection, case investigation and evaluation, arbitrator selection, case preparation, prehearing practice, witness selection and preparation, hearing specifics: opening statements, creating a record, witness testimony, direction examination, cross-examination, exhibits, and closing arguments, and post-award practice. (more details)

This encyclopedic text features summaries of federal sector arbitration awards addressing significant issues and major arbitration principles from 1999 through 2010. Awards are arranged by topic and keyed to arbitrators and includes a table cross-referencing arbitrators to the awards they have issued. Major topics include the nature of arbitration, the collective bargaining agreement, arbitrability, grievances, hearings, management rights, contract interpretation, common substantive arbitration topics, settlement, remedies, counsel fee and damages. (more details)

This popular handbook explains to federal managers how to avoid errors that can result in findings of discrimination and how to defend themselves and their agencies when a complaint is filed. Also included is a discussion of the law on topics including disability discrimination, equal pay, and the acquisition and use of genetic information. (more details)

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Michael Corum, friend of the supervisor, advisor of the agency, has updated and expanded his 2003 classic, Taking Disciplinary Actions. While the title has changed to Disciplining Federal Employees, the substance has not. Supervisors, managers and those that advise them are coached step by step on how to take sustainable disciplinary actions with case examples, but without all the legal jargon. (more details)

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Ideal for federal supervisors and managers, and anyone who advises them, this handbook examines employee performance and conduct in terms of government accountability. The author offers indispensable and novel tips on managerial rights and responsibilities, improving performance, disciplining and removing unmanageable employees, and more. (more details)

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