Government Employee Relations Report Index-Summary

IAFF

See FIRE FIGHTERS (IAFF)

IAM

See MACHINISTS (IAM)

IBT

See TEAMSTERS (IBT)

IFPTE

See PROFESSIONAL AND TECHNICAL ENGINEERS (IFPTE)

ILLINOIS

– Chicago and Cook County, unfunded liability for pensions for public workers escalated in last decade, report, 294; governor urges lawmakers to stabilize, budget address, 295
– Deaf and Hard of Hearing Comm'n, head has no due process claim for firing, agency rules have no cause requirement (7th Cir.), 301
– Detroit, interim city counsel, free speech, firing for racist comments about local court, official duties (E.D. Mich.), 859
– Disability bias, incontinent court reporter must do live reporting, essential functions of job (7th Cir.), 496
– Health and educational service, most residents would pay higher taxes to maintain funding, poll, 1214
– Home health care, SEIU Ill. and Local 73 and AFSCME Council 31 organizing, 1st Amend. claim for fair share fees (N.D. Ill.), 1398
– Layoffs, AFSCME Council 21 pact attained, pay freezes, 125
– Occupational safety and health, state plan for public workers launched, OSHA helps fund, 400
– Pension overhaul, lawmakers pass benefits cap, longer vesting period, hike retirement age for full benefits, 369; signed, 459; state constitution may bar reform, 940; legislation caps benefits, stabilizes COLAs, raises age for full benefits for incoming public safety personnel, 1427
– Privacy, statute banning employer use of credit history signed, 972
– Springfield, road workers' claim for overtime pay for attending pre-shift planning, AFSCME pact does not preclude (C.D. Ill.), 858
– Toll Hwy. Auth., Weingarten rights, duty to provide reasons for adverse action before investigatory interview (Ill. App. Ct.), 1405
– Transp. Dep't, sign shop chief firing, political affiliation, qualified immunity (7th Cir.), 999
– W. Chicago, health benefits fund trustees suit challenges start of employee contributions, prorated refund to workers fired mid-month (N.D. Ill.), 651

ILLNESSES

See INJURIES AND ILLNESSES

IMMIGRATION

– Federal enforcement

– – Customs and Border Patrol

See now CUSTOMS AND BORDER PROTECTION (CBP)

– – USCIS

See CITIZENSHIP AND IMMIGRATION SERVICES (USCIS)

– Status, CBP officer fired for marrying illegal alien, knowingly association (Fed. Cir.), 276

IMMIGRATION AND NATURALIZATION SERVICE (INS)

– Customs and Border Patrol

See now CUSTOMS AND BORDER PROTECTION (CBP)

– Services

See now CITIZENSHIP AND IMMIGRATION SERVICES (USCIS)

IMMUNITY

– Civilian Extraterritorial Jurisdiction Act

See LEGISLATION, FEDERAL, HR 4567, S 2979

– Federal Tort Claim Act, certification was prima facie evidence of U.S. attorney acting in scope of job, attorney who had affair with paralegal from defense firm (9th Cir.), 1461
– FMLA, race bias, and retaliation, black Md. court director, 11th Amend. protection (4th Cir.), 1400
– Intra-military

– – Disability and sex bias, technician FTCA claims, hybrid civilian/military job (6th Cir.), 914
– – Sex bias, dual status Air Force reserve technician,, NDAA amendments repeal (9th Cir.), 784

– Privilege

See PRIVILEGE

– Qualified

See QUALIFIED IMMUNITY

– Sovereign

See SOVEREIGN IMMUNITY

INDEPENDENT CONTRACTORS

– Family and Independent Business Protection Act

See LEGISLATION, FEDERAL, HR 5176

– Misclassification

See JOB CLASSIFICATION

– Race bias, white prosecutor application to replace municipal judge, Mo. human rights act (Mo. Ct. App.), 280
– Retirement credit, independent contractor should have been classified Colo. employee, authority to remedy (Colo. Ct. App.), 345

INDIANA

– First Amend., judicial code limits on campaigning and fundraising, ripeness, must be elected and prosecuted (7th Cir.), 1065
– Ins. Dept., free speech, forcing Title Ins. Div. manager to resign after memo criticizing chief deputy (7th Cir.), 711
– Marian County coroner, white man ouster, pretext for reverse race bias, retaliation, excessive damages (7th Cir.), 1003

INDIANS, AMERICAN

See NATIVE AMERICANS

INFLUENZA

– H1N1 virus

See H1N1 VIRUS

– N95 respirators, Cal. Pub. Health Dep't recommends use by health care workers caring for flu patients, 1334
– Pandemic

– – Preparedness for outbreak, IRS agrees to improve, IG report, 907
– – Sick leave, use for exposure, OPM final rule, 1417

INFORMATION NETWORKS AND TECHNOLOGY

– Cloud computing, no increased reliance on contractors, but challenges exist, information officer tells House panel, 812
– Executive Cyberspace Authorities Act

See LEGISLATION, FEDERAL, HR 5247

– Federal Information Security Amendments Act incorporation into DOD budget bill

See LEGISLATION, FEDERAL, HR 5136

– Health information technology (hit)

See HEALTH INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY (HIT)

– Information Technology Exchange program, DOD and private sector exchange, pilot program, 1487
– National Defense Authorization Act

See LEGISLATION, FEDERAL, HR 5136

– Protecting Cyberspace as a Nat'l Asset Act

See LEGISLATION, FEDERAL, S 3480

– Smartphones, states urged to assess risks of letting workers use for government business, security measures, data breach, report, 461
– Text messages

See TEXT MESSAGES

INFRASTRUCTURE

– Cyberspace

See INFORMATION NETWORKS AND TECHNOLOGY

– DOT furloughs for Highway Trust Fund lapse

See LEGISLATION, FEDERAL, HR 4786; LEGISLATION, FEDERAL, HR 4851

– Highway Trust Fund Temporary Extension Act

See LEGISLATION, FEDERAL, HR 4691; LEGISLATION, FEDERAL, HR 4851

– Hiring Incentives to Restore Employment Act

See LEGISLATION, FEDERAL, HR 2847

INJUNCTIONS

– Hearsay, preliminary bar on NYPD retaliation against complainants in overtime suit, admissibility standard (2d Cir.), 1504
– Interlocutory, Birmingham, Ala. challenge, final order prevents hearing (11th Cir.), 560

INJURIES AND ILLNESSES

– AIDS/HIV

See AIDS AND HIV

– Asbestosis

See ASBESTOS

– Autism, bill extending coverage for children of Kan. state workers signed, 492
– Cancer

See CANCER

– Communicable diseases, use of sick leave for exposure, OPM final rule, 1417
– Diabetes

See DIABETES

– Disease management, state and local governments implementing to better control health benefit costs, 398
– Energy employees

See ENERGY EMPLOYEES OCCUPATIONAL ILLNESS COMPENSATION PROGRAM ACT (EEOICPA)

– Facet Syndrome, disability bias and retaliation, rejection for transfer, qualified individual with disability, USPS (3d Cir.), 45
– Fecal incontinence after hysterectomy, Mich. school social worker preserve challenge for appeal, inability to do job (6th Cir.), 533
– H1N1 flu

See H1N1 VIRUS; INFLUENZA

– Hearing impairment

See HEARING IMPAIRMENTS

– Hiring, process for giving priority to federal workers displaced by job injuries, proposed OPM rule update, 1295
– Incontinence, court reporter must rotate among courtrooms after job elimination, disability bias, court accommodations rejected (7th Cir.), 496
– Job-related, Nat'l Reassessment Process, USPS to implement more timely, fully disclose limitations, GAO report, 6
– Meniere's disease, FMLA and disability bias, express mail clerk with inner ear disorder, return-to-work clearance, request form deficiencies (6th Cir.), 786
– Mental health

See MENTAL HEALTH

– Migraines, bias complaint posted on intranet, increased workload, lower evaluations, Secret Service management analyst, retaliation (D.C. Cir.), 1031
– Multiple sclerosis

See MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS

– Occupational safety and health

See OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH

– OSHA

See OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH ADMINISTRATION (OSHA)

– Pandemic flu

See INFLUENZA

– Perfume sensitivities

See CHEMICAL SENSITIVITIES

– Polio, school counselor reassigned to teach in crowded laboratory, failure to accommodate health problems (10th Cir.), 243
– Protecting Our Workers and Ensuring Reemployment (POWER), Obama initiative making executive branch officers safer, 874; federal unions and agencies praise, 874
– PTSD

See POST TRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER (PTSD)

– Seasonal affective disorder, Wis. teacher denied window as accommodation, jury award (W.D. Wis.), 1243
– Spinal arthritis, ability of Navy technologist to do essential functions of job by working from home or flexible schedule (3d Cir.), 217
– Survey of Occupational Injuries and Illnesses, BLS annual report, 2008, 234
– Targeted disabilities, percentage of federal workers steady, FY2009, less than 1% of workforce, EEOC report, 903
– Targeted disabilities, SSA, class administrative action, preventing advancement of those with missing extremities, paralysis, convulsive disorders, mental retardation, or limb or spine distortion (EEOC), 1054
– Tuberculosis testing, union proposals at VA, excessive impact on ability to carry out internal security policies (FLRA), 1038
– Veterans

See UNIFORMED SERVICES EMPLOYMENT AND REEMPLOYMENT RIGHTS ACT (USERRA); VETERANS

– Vision impairment

See VISION IMPAIRMENTS

– Workplace stress

See STRESS

– World Trade Center (WTC)

See TERRORISM

INSPECTIONS

– OSHA

See OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH ADMINISTRATION (OSHA)

INSUBORDINATION

– Taking personal grievances to governor's office, Ohio state worker who was NAACP official fired for meeting while on-call during administrative leave (S.D. Ohio), 595

INSURANCE

– Disability

See DISABILITY BENEFITS

– FEHBP

See FEDERAL EMPLOYEES' HEALTH BENEFITS PROGRAM (FEHBP)

– Health

See HEALTH INSURANCE

– Long-term care

See LONG-TERM CARE INSURANCE

– Pet insurance, Human Rts. Campaign objects to providing where federal workers have no domestic partner benefits, 1239

INSURANCE INDUSTRY

– Nationwide Life Ins., SLUSA preemption, Fla. sheriff's suit challenging revenue-sharing scheme by insurer (6th Cir.), 238

INTERIOR DEPARTMENT (DOI)

– Age and disability bias, delayed conversion to permanent status, timeliness with retroactive application (2d Cir.), 73
– Fish and Wildlife Service

See FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE (FWS)

– Forest Service

See FOREST SERVICE (USFS)

– Linking workforce planning to strategic plans and budget allocation, improvement in evaluating urged, GAO report, 394
– NFS

See NATIONAL FOREST SERVICE (NFS)

– NPS

See NATIONAL PARK SERVICE (NPS)

– Religious bias, tractor operator reassigned to weekend work after allergic reaction, retaliation, suit after administrative final order (D.C. Cir.), 1129
– Scientific activity, integrity, code of conduct, proposed rule, 1057
– U.S. Park Police

See PARK POLICE (USPP)

INTERNAL REVENUE CODE (IRC)

– Anti-alienation, MVRA trumps §401(a)(13) provision, U.S. garnishment of La. sheriffs' pensions for mail fraud, CCPA limits (5th Cir.), 1126
– Tax delinquencies, effect on federal employment

See LEGISLATION, FEDERAL, HR 4735, S 3790

INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE (IRS)

– Disability bias, blind programmer evidence that reasons for nonselection was pretext for intentional bias (D. Md.), 678
– 403(b) plans

See 403(b) PLANS

– Governmental plans

See 403(b) PLANS

– Job opportunities, YouTube playlist, help students and others learn of careers, 842
– Pandemic flu outbreak, recommendations for improving preparedness, IG report, 907
– Performance-based cash awards to IRS workers

– – OPM could redact data from FOIA clearinghouse (N.D.N.Y.), 340
– – Retention and recruitment, more data needed to evaluate effects on managers, Treasury IG report, 613

– PPACA rules

See PATIENT PROTECTION AND AFFORDABLE CARE ACT (PPACA)

– Private debt collection, study not designed to support decison to discontinue use, GAO report, 1269
– Religious bias, MSPB jurisdiction, probationary worker told subordinates of visions (Fed. Cir.), 948
– Sex bias, proceeds of accord with Colo. Tranp. Dep't not excludable as physical injury damages (T.C.), 162
– Social Security coverage, state and local workers, greater oversight to ensure compliance, GAO report, 1182
– Tax enforcement, use to evaluate employee performance, IG report, 907
– Veterans, Grassley recognizes for hiring, including disabled veterans, 774
– Veterans' preference, assigning disabled veteran applicant tentative rating before interview, exhaustion (Fed. Cir.), 1307

INTERNATIONAL LABOR

– Specific countries

See specific names of countries

– Tax-exempt status, income paid to teacher in State Dep't sponsored teacher exchange program, Philippine tax convention (T.C.), 1339

INTERNATIONAL TRADE

– U.S. and Foreign Commercial Serv., better planning for workforce increases, implementing Nat'l Export Initiative, GAO report, 1058

INTERNET

– E-mail

See E-MAIL

– Political opinions, OSC guidance on how federal workers and agencies may use social media to express, 995
– Pornography on SEC computers, Schapiro questioned on details, why stronger action not taken, implicated supervisor directed IG investigators not to pursue red flags, 520
– Pornography on SEC computers, Schapiro questioned, why stronger action not taken, implicated supervisor directed IG investigators not to pursue, 520; FOIA may not be used to compel disclosure of SEC workers who used computers to access explicit web sites (D. Colo.), 1489
– Representation election, Naval Weapons Station, Seal Beach, FLRA, 232
– Server with racially charged material, bias in failure to discipline professor who sent e-mails and maintained web site (9th Cir.), 751
– Simulation of oral sex with mannequin, teacher photographed at adult party, fitness to teach (Mich. Ct. App.), 761
– Smart phones, social networking, and other innovations, labor attorneys scrambling to learn technology, consider implications, 569
– Unauthorized use and insubordination, Ohio state worker's race bias and free speech claims (S.D. Ohio), 595

INTERNS

– Federal Career Intern Program

See FEDERAL CAREER INTERN PROGRAM (FCIP)

INVESTIGATIONS

– ROI, age and sex bias, SSA attorney promotion, discovery abuse (EEOC), 54
– Weingarten rights

See WEINGARTEN RIGHTS

INVESTMENTS

– Advisors

See FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS

– Pensions

See PENSIONS

IOWA

– Case Notes, 191; 1037
– Clay County, state law gives public workers right to collectively bargain, county worker fired for asking private employer to give road crew raise (Iowa), 794
– Dubuque, accommodation, parking cashier absences, reminder calls before special shifts (Iowa Ct. App.), 1252
– Early retirement, state senate approves to save money, 100; more than 2K state workers signed up, state official, 489
– Race bias, class action status, suit by executive branch African Am. workers for systemic bias in hiring and promotions (Iowa Dist. Ct.), 1212

IRC

See INTERNAL REVENUE CODE (IRC)

IRS

See INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE (IRS)

IT (INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY)

See INFORMATION NETWORKS AND TECHNOLOGY

IUOE

See OPERATING ENGINEERS (IUOE)