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Jan 30, 2025

What Civil Servants Can Do Now to Prepare for the Unknown

As a law firm, much of what we do and what we recommend is reactive in nature:                    Discriminated against on the job?     Then file an EEO complaint!                   Received a proposed disciplinary action?      Then replyRead More

Jan 29, 2025

Your Livelihood is Forking Important!

A few years back, there was a sitcom on TV called “The Good Place” that followed four wayward souls into the afterlife, where they quickly learned that, unlike during their time on Earth, they were completely incapable of swearing. So, one particular word beginning with “f” would come out instead as “fork” or “forking.” IRead More

Jan 02, 2025

New Year, New Administration, New Landscape

With 2025’s arrival, there is  lots of speculation about the return of the Trump Administration and how that is going to impact our federal employees.  We at Bonney, Allenberg, O’Reilly, & Eddy are gearing up for what we expect to be a busy year as we see what changes are ahead. Reduction in Federal WorkforceRead More

Jan 10, 2024

What is a Last Chance Agreement?

One tool used by federal agencies in certain situations where an employee has been issued a proposed removal is a “Last Chance Agreement.”  When a tenured federal employee has been issued a proposed removal from their federal job based on allegations of misconduct, they typically have the right to reply to the allegations against them,Read More

Jul 06, 2023

New Legal Protections for Pregnant Workers – The Pregnant Workers Fairness Act

What is the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act? The Pregnant Workers Fairness Act (PWFA) is a bill that went into effect on Tuesday, June 27, 2023 requiring employers to provide reasonable accommodation to employees affected by pregnancy, childbirth, or other related medical conditions. Prior to this bill, other legislation was unable to fully support and accommodateRead More