by Kirk Angel | Feb 3, 2020 | EEOC, Employment Law
On February 22, 2017, it was determined that the Agency had improperly dismissed an USPS employee’s complaint of retaliation. While the Agency claimed that the employee (the Complainant) had stated in her affidavit that her EEO activity was not a factor in her claims,...
by Kirk Angel | Jan 28, 2020 | EEOC, Employment Law
On February 8, 2017, the EEOC found that the Agency had discriminated against a federal employee that worked for the Department of Veterans Affairs. A manager had reported the employee to the U.S. Attorney’s Office for allegedly having a patient’s medical record in...
by Kirk Angel | Jan 22, 2020 | EEOC, Employment Law
On January 5, 2017, the EEOC reversed the Agency’s decision to dismiss a USPS employee’s complaint. The EEOC found that the Agency had viewed the complaint as separate incidents instead of recognizing the full number of allegations of harassing events that happened...
by Kirk Angel | Jan 15, 2020 | EEOC, Employment Law
The EEOC agreed that a federal employee (U.S. Postal Service) had been retaliated against by her manager. The manager’s attorney threatened the employee with a lawsuit. The EEOC determined that the threat of a lawsuit would clearly keep an employee from engaging in...
by Kirk Angel | Jan 8, 2020 | EEOC, Employment Law
On January 5, 2017, the EEOC agreed to the Agency’s decision to dismiss a USPS Supervisor’s claim that a union official made a false case against him. The EEOC found that not allowing the union official’s case to move forward would have chilling effects on the...
by Kirk Angel | Jan 2, 2020 | EEOC, Employment Law
On June 6, 2017, a federal employee of the Department of Defense alleged that his removal from an active military position was discriminatory. His case was dismissed. The EEOC’s regulations do not apply to uniformed members of the military. The courts have held that...
