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		<title>National Training Program – Federally Employed Women – July 16-20, 2012</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Joanna S. Friedman, Esq. will be presenting on several topics regarding EEO Rights for the Federally Employed Women’s 2012 National Training Program in Detroit, MI. Joanna will provide training on topics ranging from EEO Complaints to Employee Relations and Security &#8230;]]></description>
		<link>http://washington-dc.tullylegal.com/events/national-training-program-federally-employed-women/</link>
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		<title>Army Improves Help for Sexual Assault Victims</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Pvt. Jessica Kenyon was in the Army from 2005 to 2006. In that short time, she says she was raped twice and also forcibly groped by three fellow soldiers. She stayed silent because she feared retaliation and being ostracized, she &#8230;]]></description>
		<link>http://washington-dc.tullylegal.com/news/army-improves-help-for-sexual-assault-victims/</link>
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		<title>Religion at Work can Bring Fire and Brimstone</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Employees have religious rights in the workplace, but wearing your religion on your sleeve at work can be hazardous to your career. The question of how much religion in the workplace is too much is playing out in a California &#8230;]]></description>
		<link>http://washington-dc.tullylegal.com/news/religion-at-work-can-bring-fire-and-brimstone/</link>
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		<title>Whistleblower Reprisals Up, 1 in 4 Fed Employees Just Take It: MSPB</title>
		<description><![CDATA[By Joanna S. Friedman According to a recently released U.S. Merit Systems Protection Board (MSPB) study, more federal employees claim they have been subjected to or threatened with reprisal for reporting wrongdoing of management in the federal government. Further, the study illustrates &#8230;]]></description>
		<link>http://washington-dc.tullylegal.com/blog/whistleblower-reprisals-up-1-in-4-fed-employees-just-take-it-mspb/</link>
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		<title>Cain Flap Highlights Trade Groups’ Dilemma</title>
		<description><![CDATA[In the lucrative and sprawling world of Washington, D.C.-based trade associations, the controversy dogging former National Restaurant Association head and current GOP presidential hopeful Herman Cain is both commonplace and highly unusual. The Cain story, which Politico broke this week &#8230;]]></description>
		<link>http://washington-dc.tullylegal.com/news/cain-flap-highlights-trade-groups-dilemma/</link>
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		<title>Perceived Prohibited Personnel Practices Hits 18-Year Low, Problems Persist</title>
		<description><![CDATA[By Joanna S. Friedman A new U.S. Merit Systems Protection Board (MSPB) study finds that federal employees’ perception of the occurrence of prohibited personnel practices (PPP) is at an 18-year low. While it is nice to see employees believe PPPs &#8230;]]></description>
		<link>http://washington-dc.tullylegal.com/blog/perceived-prohibited-personnel-practices-hits-18-year-low-problems-persist/</link>
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		<title>Federally Employed Women Conference &#8211; Employee Relations Presentation</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Joanna S. Friedman, Esq, partner at Tully Rinckey, discusses employee relations in the federal workforce. This presentation informs participants on how to effectively respond to conduct and performance problems, effectively manage leave problems, understand the process for handling performance and &#8230;]]></description>
		<link>http://washington-dc.tullylegal.com/presentations/federally-employed-women-conference-employee-relations-presentation/</link>
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		<title>Fed Official’s Lie Keeps Discrimination Suit Alive</title>
		<description><![CDATA[By Joanna S. Friedman Federal management officials who participate in the hiring process for a job vacancy and give contradictory explanations for their reasoning in not selecting qualified candidates may result in establishing that the process was discriminatory. A recent &#8230;]]></description>
		<link>http://washington-dc.tullylegal.com/blog/fed-officials-lie-keeps-discrimination-suit-alive/</link>
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		<title>Fed Agencies Warn Against Prez Candidate Pics as Election Season Heats Up</title>
		<description><![CDATA[By Joanna S. Friedman Right now, the list of political candidates whose pictures cannot grace agency walls or the desks of federal employees is short, but as the presidential campaign heats up over the coming months it may grow substantially. &#8230;]]></description>
		<link>http://washington-dc.tullylegal.com/blog/fed-agencies-warn-against-prez-candidate-pics-as-election-season-heats-up/</link>
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		<title>Gender Pay Gap in Federal Government Isn’t as Wide as in Private Sector</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Uncle Sam strives to be the model employer, and in at least one area, he’s making progress. When it comes to equal pay for equal work, the federal government is significantly closer to that goal than the nation as a &#8230;]]></description>
		<link>http://washington-dc.tullylegal.com/news/gender-pay-gap-in-federal-government-isn%e2%80%99t-as-wide-as-in-private-sector/</link>
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