Recent Posts in Employment Law Category
Posted on Nov 16, 2012 By The Solomon Law Firm, PLLC
Theft of Government Property Is it worth losing my job, paying heavy fines and/or going to jail? These are all questions a federal employee should consider before they take government property, ...
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Posted on Nov 16, 2012 By The Solomon Law Firm, PLLC
A Not Fully Successful Rating and Performance Improvement Plans Poor performance is a legitimate, non-discriminatory reason for an Agency to propose a reassignment, demotion or removal from federal ...
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Posted on Jan 3, 2012 By Ariel Solomon
In Ingram v. Dept. of the Army, 2011 MSPB 71, the MSPB validated allegations of Whistleblowing Retaliation made by Ingram, an employee of the Department of Defense. The decision held that stripping ...
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Posted on Oct 9, 2011 By The Solomon Law Firm, PLLC
The $300,000 cap on compensatory damages was created two decades ago and has been consistently devalued by inflation. Congress retains the sole authority to increase the statutory cap and must do so ...
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Posted on Oct 9, 2011 By The Solomon Law Firm, PLLC
KINGSTON, N.Y. — A federal jury has awarded a female correction officer in upstate New York $465,000 after she said she was sexually harassed by another guard. Specfically, Amy Negron said a ...
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Posted on Oct 9, 2011 By The Solomon Law Firm, PLLC
The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, the federal agency charged with enforcing federal laws that make it illegal to discriminate against employees, recently issued a press release regarding ...
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Posted on Aug 29, 2011 By The Solomon Law Firm, PLLC
Discovery and the MSPB It has often been said that knowledge is power. Litigation is no exception. The most important consideration when litigating before the Merit Systems Protection Board (MSPB) is ...
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Posted on Aug 24, 2011 By The Solomon Law Firm, PLLC
In an unprecedented decision the US Department of Veterans Affairs admitted to unlawful discrimination in a disability discrimination claim brought by the Solomon Law Firm, PLLC on behalf their former ...
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Posted on Aug 24, 2011 By The Solomon Law Firm, PLLC
Attorney, Ariel Solomon with the Solomon Law Firm, PLLC recently secured a default judgment and sanctions against the United States Department of the Navy in a matter involving the Agency's ...
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Posted on May 24, 2011 By Federal Employment Law Attorney
We are pleased to announce the launch of our Federal Employment Law Blog. The Solomon Law Firm, PLLC, will continue to post issues relevant to the Federal Employee, including issues related to: • ...
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