Presented by Robert Erbe, Esq.

MSPB administrative judges closely scrutinize Douglas factors worksheets — and just one small error or inconsistency can torpedo your agency’s discipline case before it even begins. Find out about potential problem areas and how to address them straight from noted Douglas factors expert Bob Erbe.

With a review of MSPB penalty decisions where problems with the worksheet impacted the case, you learn best practices to avoid missteps and to ensure worksheets are completed in a way that supports the agency’s cases. Plus, you gain practical strategies to:

• Train deciding officials on how to properly complete a worksheet
• Effectively document the Douglas factors to obtain the maximum penalty deference
• Avoid certain language or conclusory statements that can come back to haunt the agency
• Analyze a completed worksheet to find mistakes and due process violations
• And more