Presented by Robert Erbe, Esq.

Did an employee's mental impairment play a role in the charged conduct? Is an employee’s length of service an aggravating or mitigating factor? Douglas factors expert Robert Erbe walks you through correctly analyzing and applying aggravating, mitigating, and neutral factors when considering penalty options, so your agency can avoid penalty mitigation or reversal. Learn best practices to:

• Guide a deciding official in applying the evidence across all the Douglas factors
• Avoid generalized or conclusory statements that cause the deciding official’s penalty determination to lose deference
• Recognize when an unnoticed aggravating factor could result in a due process violation, and how to remedy it
• HProperly handle specific problem areas, such as denial of misconduct, medical conditions, drug and alcohol use, and the disciplinary record
• And more!