{"id":157,"date":"2021-06-17T22:08:34","date_gmt":"2021-06-18T02:08:34","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/cafc.uscourts.gov\/?page_id=157"},"modified":"2022-03-01T13:32:31","modified_gmt":"2022-03-01T18:32:31","slug":"your-employee-rights-and-how-to-report-wrongful-conduct","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/cafc.uscourts.gov\/home\/the-court\/human-resources\/your-employee-rights-and-how-to-report-wrongful-conduct\/","title":{"rendered":"Your Employee Rights and How to Report Wrongful Conduct"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"157\" class=\"elementor elementor-157\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-c53846f elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"c53846f\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container 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data-widget_type=\"breadcrumbs.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<p id=\"breadcrumbs\"><\/p>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d6ba763 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d6ba763\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"font-size: 14px; font-family: 'Average Sans', sans-serif;\">The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit is committed to maintaining a workplace free of discrimination and harassment, where respect, civility, fairness, tolerance, and dignity are the norm.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9b09560 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"9b09560\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Employment Dispute Resolution Plan<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-adebe71 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"adebe71\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tOn September 25, 2019, the court approved a new Employment Dispute Resolution (EDR) Plan that provides options for the reporting and resolution of allegations of wrongful conduct (discrimination, sexual, racial, or other discriminatory harassment, abusive conduct, and retaliation) in the workplace.\u00a0\u00a0A copy of the Plan is available\u00a0<a href=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/HR\/Forms\/Federal-Circuit-EDR-Plan.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">here<\/a>.\u00a0 The Federal Circuit EDR Plan is based on the model plan promulgated by the Judicial Conference of the United States on September 17, 2019.\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-96fcf12 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"96fcf12\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">EDR Coordinators and Director of Workplace Relations<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7e9eb78 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7e9eb78\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"\"><b>Hayley Weimer and Lily Robinson Phares serve as the court\u2019s EDR Coordinators.\u00a0\u00a0Ms. Weimer joined the court\u2019s Office of General Counsel in 2011 after working in private practice.\u00a0\u00a0Ms. Phares, a former law clerk at the court, joined the Office of General Counsel in 2018 after working in private practice.\u00a0\u00a0They will coordinate the options for resolution provided in the Plan, provide confidential advice and guidance if an employee seeks informal advice, coordinate the assisted resolution process, and accept complaints under the Plan.\u00a0\u00a0Ms. Weimer also serves as the court\u2019s Director of Workplace Relations.\u00a0\u00a0In that additional capacity, Ms. Weimer is available to provide confidential and impartial assistance to judges and employees on workplace conduct matters and assists the court in meeting its obligations under the Plan.<\/b><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-top: 10px;\"><b>Contact Information\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/b><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-324a620 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"324a620\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Hayley Weimer<\/p>\n<p>717 Madison Place, NW<\/p>\n<p>Washington, DC 20439<\/p>\n<p>(202) 275-8090<\/p>\n<p><a style=\"font-size: 14px; font-family: 'Average Sans', sans-serif; font-style: normal; font-weight: 600; text-transform: none;\" href=\"mailto:edr@cafc.uscourts.gov\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">edr@cafc.uscourts.gov<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Lily Robinson Phares<\/p>\n<p>717 Madison Place, NW<\/p>\n<p>Washington, DC 20439<\/p>\n<p>(202) 275-8090<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"mailto:edr@cafc.uscourts.gov\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">edr@cafc.uscourts.gov<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7dcf544 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"7dcf544\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">National Office of Judicial Integrity<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-aef2197 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"aef2197\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The National Office of Judicial Integrity also provides advice and guidance nationwide about workplace conduct issues, including sexual, racial, and other discriminatory harassment, abusive conduct, and other wrongful conduct.  Contact information for the Office of Judicial Integrity can be found <a href=\"https:\/\/www.uscourts.gov\/about-federal-courts\/workplace-conduct-federal-judiciary\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-55332bf elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"55332bf\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Other Resources<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e4a4bc9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e4a4bc9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ol style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">\n \t<li style=\"padding-top: 10px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.uscourts.gov\/judges-judgeships\/judicial-conduct-disability\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Judicial Conduct and Disability Act\u00a0(external)<\/a><\/li>\n \t<li style=\"padding-top: 10px;\"><a href=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/HR\/Forms\/Judicial_Conduct_and_Disability_Rules_Effective_March_12_2019_0.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Rules for Judicial-Conduct and Judicial-Disability Proceedings\u00a0(pdf)<\/a><\/li>\n \t<li style=\"padding-top: 10px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.uscourts.gov\/forms\/other-forms\/complaint-judicial-misconduct-or-disability\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Judicial Conduct and Disability Complaint Form\u00a0(external)<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ol>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit is committed to maintaining a workplace free of discrimination and harassment, where respect, civility, fairness, tolerance, and dignity are the norm. 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