DECISION OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS This is a negotiability appeal in which the Board must decide whether a proposed collective bargaining agreement provision is “inconsistent with any Federal law…” and therefore nonnegotiable, pursuant to Section 7117(a)(1) of the Federal Service Labor-Management Relations Statute (“FSLRMS”), 5 U.S.C. 7117 (a)(1), as applied by Section 220(c) of […]
CATEGORIES:Board DecisionsFederal Service Labor-Management Relations Statute (FSLMRS)Labor-Management Rights
CASE NUMBERS:00-LMR-03
January 29th, 2001
September 29, 1999 Stanley E. Wooten800 Link DriveSuite 1514Duncanville, TX 7 5116 John M. Clifford, Esq.Peter Butcher, Esq.Clifford, Lyons & Garde1620 L Street, N.W., Suite 625Wash, DC 20036-5631 RE: Stanley E. Wooten, Appellant versus Office of the Architect of the Capitol, Appellee Case No. 98-AC-29(CV,RP) Dear Gentlemen: The attached Decision of the Board of Directors […]
CATEGORIES:Board DecisionsProcedural IssuesProhibition of Intimidation or Reprisal under 2 U.S.C. §1317Protections for Exercising RightsTitle VII of the Civil Rights ActUnlawful Discrimination
CASE NUMBERS:98-AC-29 (CV; RP)
September 29th, 1999
DECISION OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS Appellant, Charles A. Hughes, III (Hughes), appeals from the decision of the Hearing Officer dismissing his complaint for failure to comply with the time requirements of section 402(a) of the Congressional Accountability Act (CAA or Act), 2 U.S.C. § 1402(a). The Board concludes that Hughes failed to comply with […]
CATEGORIES:Board DecisionsProcedural Issues
CASE NUMBERS:98-SN-56 (RP)
September 8th, 1999
DECISION OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS Having considered the Motion for Interlocutory Appeal and the Response thereto, the Board denies the motion. The motion was not presented to the Hearing Officer in the first instance, as required by the Board’s rules. See Rule § 7 .13 of the Procedural Rules of the Office of Compliance. […]
CATEGORIES:Board DecisionsProcedural Issues
CASE NUMBERS:99-AC-06 (CV; RP)
July 19th, 1999
DECISION OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS The Board has before it a Petition for a Writ of Mandamus of the Office of the United States Senate Sergeant at Arms (“SAA”) concerning the refusal of the Hearing Officer to dismiss the above-referenced matter. The Board has carefully reviewed the petition, the materials filed in support of […]
CATEGORIES:Board DecisionsProcedural Issues
CASE NUMBERS:98-SN-24 (CV; FM; RP)
February 24th, 1999
DECISION OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS For the reasons stated in the opinions attached hereto, the Board hereby AFFIRMS the decision of the Hearing Officer in this case. It is so ordered. Issued, Washington, D.C., May 22, 1998. Chairman Nager, joined by Member Seitz, concurring in the judgment. Substantial evidence in the record supports the […]
CASE NUMBERS:96-AC-25 (CV)
May 22nd, 1998
DECISION AND ORDER ON PETITION FOR CLARIFICATION OF UNIT Before the Board of Directors: Glen D. Nager, Chair; James N. Adler; Jerry M. Hunter; Lawrence Z. Lorber; Virginia A. Seitz, Members. Petitioner, National Association of Broadcast Employees and Technicians, Communications Workers of America, AFL-CIO (“Petitioner” or “NABET”), has filed with the Board of Directors of […]
CATEGORIES:Board DecisionsFederal Service Labor-Management Relations Statute (FSLMRS)Labor-Management Rights
CASE NUMBERS:97-LM-2
April 16th, 1998
DECISION OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS Appellant, David Culver (“appellant”), appeals from those portions of the Hearing Officer’s decision dismissing his claims of employment discrimination based on race and failure to comply with provisions of the Family and Medical Leave Act, in violation of sections 201 and 202 of the Congressional Accountability Act of 1995 […]
CATEGORIES:Board DecisionsFamily and Medical Leave Act (FMLA)Procedural IssuesTitle VII of the Civil Rights ActUnlawful Discrimination
CASE NUMBERS:96-AC-55 (AG; CV; FM)
April 1st, 1998
DECISION AND DIRECTION OF ELECTION I. Petitioner, National Association of Broadcast Employees and Technicians, Communications Workers of America, AFL-CIO (“Petitioner” or “NABET”) has duly filed with the Board of Directors of the Office of Compliance (“the Board”) a petition to represent employees of the U.S. Senate Recording Studio, which is under the jurisdiction of the […]
CATEGORIES:Board DecisionsFederal Service Labor-Management Relations Statute (FSLMRS)Labor-Management Rights
CASE NUMBERS:97-LM-3
March 5th, 1998
DECISION OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS Appellant, Lawrence C. Hatcher, (“appellant”) appeals only from that portion of the Hearing Officer’s decision dismissing his claim that he was transferred in reprisal for filing complaints of discrimination, in violation of section 207(a) of the Congressional Accountability Act (the “CAA”), 2 U.S.C. § 1317(a); he has not appealed […]
CATEGORIES:Board DecisionsProhibition of Intimidation or Reprisal under 2 U.S.C. §1317Protections for Exercising Rights
CASE NUMBERS:96-AC-15 (CV; RP)
February 18th, 1998
DECISION OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS Appellant, Jarvis Gray, a former employee of the House of Representatives Postal Operations (the “HPO”), lost his employment when HPO internal mail functions were taken over by a private contractor, Pitney Bowes Management Services (“PBMS”). Appellant claims that the Office of the Chief Administrative Officer (the “CAO”) of the […]
CATEGORIES:Board DecisionsNotification of Office Closings or Mass LayoffsWorker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act (WARN Act)
CASE NUMBERS:96-HS-41 (WN)
December 1st, 1997
DECISION OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS These cases, consolidated on appeal, arise out of the privatization of the internal postal operations of the House of Representatives. Appellants are nine former employees of the House of Representatives, who served in House Postal Operations (the “HPO”) under the Chief Administrative Officer (the “CAO”) of the House. Appellants […]
CATEGORIES:Board DecisionsNotification of Office Closings or Mass LayoffsWorker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act (WARN Act)
CASE NUMBERS:96-HS-04 (WN)96-HS-05 (WN)96-HS-06 (WN)96-HS-09 (WN)96-HS-14 (WN)96-HS-16 (WN)96-HS-18 (WN)96-HS-20 (WN)96-HS-26 (WN)
July 27th, 1997