The federal judiciary approved a package of rules changes Tuesday aimed at responding to complaints that the system for addressing workplace misconduct by judges discouraged employees from reporting abusive or harassing behavior
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“We’ve tried to produce an array of ways in which people can raise concerns about misconduct in the hope that that will give us warning in time to do something about bad behavior,” Garland said. “Obviously, the idea is to fix the problem.” The new procedure will seek to make staffers comfortable bringing forward concerns by not requiring a formal complaint or process in every case, he said.
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