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• OPM Stresses Protections for Those on Management Side of Disciplinary Cases - October 30, 2026

• FEDweek

  OPM has stressed to agencies the legal protections for federal supervisors and managers who take disciplinary actions against their subordinates and for federal employees who report issues with performance or conduct that can lead to such actions.

  “OPM has received reports from some agencies that employees are reluctant to report a colleague’s misconduct or to serve as a witness — and supervisors and managers are reluctant to recommend or propose discipline — because they fear the subject of the report will respond with an equal employment opportunity (EEO) complaint, a grievance, an Inspector General (IG) complaint, or some other proceeding naming them personally,” says a memo.
  

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