July 15th, 2019

Several items of interest are discussed this week by Peter Broida: AFGE Local 1633 and VA DeBakey Medical Center, 71 FLRA 211 (July 10, 2019) (attorney fee standards for grievances resulting in payment of benefits, e.g., environmental differential pay); AFGE Local 2076 and DHS, CIS, 71 FLRA 221 (July 10, 2019) (attorney fee standards for grievances resulting in mitigation of minor disciplinary suspensions); DL et al. v. District of Columbia, 924 F.3d 585 (2019) (application of Laffey Matrix)