The complaint asserts that Merkle made two racially discriminatory comments in 2019 and 2020: he allegedly asked a black female employee why she was “acting like a Black Lady;” and commented that he was “excited about getting new neighbors and no longer being surrounded by Ethiopians.” An ...
These amendments, effective immediately, were spearheaded by the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) and include requirements for agencies to train new managers in supervisory positions on mentoring, employee development, conducting performance reviews, and dealing with poor performers; periodic training ...