USPS attempt to Vacate Arbitration Award DENIED, Punitive Damages for Noncompliance Upheld

Excerpt from U.S. District Bench Ruling: This court will follow the lead of the United States Supreme Court and the D.C. Circuit, which have both held that arbitrators may look beyond the explicit text of the agreement in fashioning an appropriate remedy. For one, the CBA here is silent as to the remedies available to…

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Government Pays the Price for Making Fed Employees Depressed

When  employees are not happy, employers – often unwittingly – pay the price. Federal agency managers must not lose sight of this causality as they strive to operate with smaller and smaller budgets. For instance, unhappy employees – especially those who are “extremely negative” and “actively disengaged” – can severely impair productivity. In fact, the…

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