PERSONNEL AND LABOR LAW STAFF  (AGC-30)

                                                                                                                     
The Personnel and Labor Law Staff (AGC-30) represents the FAA in administrative and court litigation potentially having a significant impact on any law, regulation, or FAA policy relating to the employment of FAA personnel, and in all cases originating at FAA’s National Headquarters.  AGC-30 attorneys represent the FAA before the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the Merit Systems Protection Board (MSPB), in matters before the Office of Special Counsel (OSC), and in selected Federal Labor Relations Authority (FLRA) proceedings and negotiated grievance procedure arbitrations.  AGC-30 attorneys serve as agency counsel, in coordination with the Department of Justice, in federal court litigation at both the district and appellate court levels.  AGC-30 attorneys also represent the FAA in alternative dispute resolution efforts related to challenged employment actions. 

Additionally, AGC-30 provides advice and legal counsel to FAA managers in the formulation of policies relating to the employment of FAA personnel, including assessing the litigation risk of the policy options. 

 AGC-30 also provides advice and legal counsel to FAA managers and Office of Human Resource personnel on employment actions including issues related to: 

• Conduct/performance/discipline;
  

• Equal employment opportunity (e.g., potential exposure to allegations of discrimination, requests for reasonable accommodation, etc.);
  

• Interpretation of FAA personnel reform;
  

• Substance abuse; and
  

• Prohibited personnel practices.
  

AGC-30 also:

• Serves as legal counsel to FAA’s Accountability Board;
  

• Serves as legal counsel to FAA’s National Review Committee on self-referral substance abuse issues;
  

• Serves as FAA’s legal representative on Inter-Departmental Work Groups involving DOT’s Drug and Alcohol-Free Departmental Workplace Order;
  

• Serves as legal adviser for personnel matters to FAA's Section 508 Coordinator;
  

• Serves as liaison with FAA’s Regional and Center Counsel Offices, the Office of the General Counsel, and the Departmental Personnel and Civil Rights Offices on legal issues relating to the employment of FAA personnel;
  

• Provides legal advice and counsel to FAA managers on debt waiver and collection issues;
  

• Formulates policies and procedures for providing advice, legal counsel and representation on matters relating to the employment of FAA personnel;
  

• Provides training to FAA managers and Human Resource and Civil Rights personnel on federal sector employment law and processes.

Contact Information

Telephone: (202) 385-8254
FAX:  (202) 493-5085

E-mail:  Dee.Davis@faa.gov

Personnel

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The Federal Courts 

The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission

The Merit Systems Protection Board

The Federal Labor Relations Authority

The Office of Special Counsel

The Office of Personnel Management 

FAA’s Office of Human Resource Management

FAA’s Office of Civil Rights

The Departmental Office of Human Resource Management

The Departmental Office of Civil Rights

The Departmental Office of Drug and Alcohol Policy