Author Question: Is the FSLMRS's impact on the federal sector comparable to the NLRA's impact on the private ... (Read 108 times)

armygirl · **on:** Jun 24, 2018

Is the FSLMRS's impact on the federal sector comparable to the NLRA's impact on the private sector?

Question 2

Which of the following statements is true under the public policy doctrine:
a. An employee can be fired for any reason.
b. An employee can be fired for threatening a coworker.
c. An employee can be fired for filing a workers' compensation claim.
d. An employee can be fired for violating company policy even if he does so to save someone's life.
e. An employee can be fired for refusing to lie under oath on the witness stand.

Kaytorgator · **Reply #1 on:** Jun 24, 2018

Answer to Question 1

In the federal sector the agencies and exclusive representatives do not bargain over wages and are limited to bargaining over conditions of employment, which consist of personnel policies, practices, and matters affecting working conditions. Personnel policies and practices are indeed important to employees working in the federal sector; however, with wages not a component of bargaining, the impact of the Federal Service Labor-Management Relations Statute is not comparable to the impact of the NLRA on the private sector.

Answer to Question 2

.B