The Dewey Publications Podcast

Several items of interest are discussed this week by Peter Broida:Colbert v. VA, 2014 MSPB 80 (Oct. 16, 2014) (IRA whistleblower reprisal: liberal pleading standard applied as to the knowledge requirement and clarification of whether a constructive adverse action will be treated as an IRA case when it is initiated with OSC and then appealed to the Board).SPORT and Dept. of Air Force, Edwards AFB, 68 FLRA No. 2 (Oct. 14, 2014) (furloughs: the "necessary functioning" exception excused an agency from delaying a furlough pending the outcome of impact bargaining).New OPM Publication: Fostering Fair Employment Opportunities for Applicants Who are Unemployed or Facing Financial Difficulty Through No Fault of Their Own: What hiring officials need to know.