FedSec - Administrative Forums Update (EEOC, FLRA, MSPB)
Total Credits: 1.5
- Categories:
- Labor Law | Labor Relations
- Speakers:
- Jennifer M. Cassell | Daniel Fine | Michael Rhoades | Greg A. Weddle | Mary Senoo
- Duration:
- 1 Hour 28 Minutes
- Format:
- Audio and Video
- Original Program Date:
- Sep 21, 2021
- Product Type:
- On Demand
- License:
- Access for 365 day(s) after purchase.
Description
The panelists will discuss:
- A sampling of recent federal sector EEOC decisions of note and discuss their impact.
- The operations and recent activities of the FLRA’s Office of the General Counsel.
- Three Administrative Judges from the MSPB's Central Regional Office will discuss case-law
developments from the past year--covering the reasoning of significant cases and discussing their
impact on practice before the Board.
Speaker
Jennifer M. Cassell Related Seminars and Products
Administrative Judge
Merit Systems Protection Board
Jennifer M. Cassell joined the U.S. Merit Systems Protection Board (MSPB) as an Administrative Judge in 2020. Prior to coming to the MSPB, Jennifer worked as an Assistant Regional Counsel with the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Office of the General Counsel (OGC) for 11 years. Prior to joining OGC, she clerked for Judge Ann Williams on the United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit. Jennifer received her J.D. from DePaul University College of Law. She previously taught advanced legal writing at her alma mater.
Daniel Fine Related Seminars and Products
Administrative Judge
U.S. Merit Systems Protection Board
Dan Fine joined the Merit Systems Protection Board as an Administrative Judge in 2019. His career in government began as staffer on the U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee. Most recently, he was a partner at Barack Ferrazzano Kirschbaum & Nagelberg LLP, where he worked on a variety of litigation matters.
Michael Rhoades Related Seminars and Products
Administrative Judge
U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
Michael Rhoades earned his J.D. from the University of Wisconsin Law School. He began his legal career as an active-duty officer with the United States Army Judge Advocate General’s Corp. After leaving active duty, he represented parties before administrative and judicial bodies, including the EEOC, MSPB, FLRA, and Courts of Appeals. Since 2018, he has served as an administrative judge with the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission’s Milwaukee Area Office (Chicago District).
He resides in Wisconsin with his wife, children, and a Labrador Retriever.
Greg A. Weddle Related Seminars and Products
Chicago Acting Regional Director
Federal Labor Relations Authority
Greg Weddle was appointed Regional Director for the Chicago Regional Office in March 2023. Mr. Weddle had been the Regional Attorney for the Chicago Regional Office since August 2014. Mr. Weddle joined the FLRA as an attorney in 1996 and was promoted to Senior Attorney in 2001. Before joining the FLRA, Mr. Weddle worked for the Social Security Administration in Michigan from 1986 to 1993. Mr. Weddle received a Bachelor of Science degree in Political Science and Public Service from Northern Illinois University and a Juris Doctor degree from Loyola University Chicago School of Law.
Mary Senoo Related Seminars and Products
Administrative Judge
U.S. Merit Systems Protection Board
Prior to joining the Merit Systems Protection Board in 2019, Mary Senoo spent nineteen years with the Social Security Administration’s Office of the General Counsel in Chicago. Her practice primarily focused on employment and labor law, including labor arbitrations, Equal Employment Opportunity Commission litigation and an occasional MSPB appeal. During her last nine years with SSA, Mary was responsible for the oversight of the agency’s EEOC litigation practice and labor arbitrations in the Chicago Region. Mary received her J.D. from Temple University in 1999 after having spent several years living and working in Japan.