Overworked
An arbitrator has ruled against the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, saying that the anti-discrimination agency broke wage laws but pressuring employees to work for extra comp time instead of offering them additional pay. The agency's leaders have pledged to make changes, but it's too bad that this news comes just as the EEOC thought they might get funding for more staff to relieve a huge case backload and take the pressure off current employees.
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Government Executive Staff Correspondent Alyssa Rosenberg takes a look at news affecting the management and operations of the massive federal bureaucracy.
I hope they were not surprised when the reports of low morale came out! EEOC has some hard headed Directors.
Charlie Posted Wednesday, April 1, 2009 10:26 AM