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Legal Assistance for Federal Employees
Government employees can’t be fired, Right?? Wrong!! Time and time again, we hear this untrue adage that federal employees cannot be fired. This erroneous generalization has been used in recent years as an excuse to “crack down” on the rights of federal employees. But, in reality, federal government agencies can and have always been ableRead More
Many federal employees understandably are feeling pressed between a rock and a hard place, either having been suddenly furloughed without pay or being forced to work without pay as a result of the federal government’s lapse in appropriations that occurred due to Congress failing to pass a budget for the government by the October 1Read More
Public Service Recognition Week is May 4-10! The need to recognize the public servants who make up the federal work force is more crucial than ever this year, as civil servants continue to face bullying and threats to their livelihood by the very Administration they work for. One of the most recent attempts to takeRead More
An agency must use the reduction-in-force regulations, 5 CFR Part 351, before separating or demoting an employee because of an organizational reason such as reorganization, including lack of work, shortage of funds, insufficient personnel ceiling, or the exercise of certain reemployment or restoration rights. Virtually all RIF actions are the result of reorganization. The abolishmentRead More
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 reply to it! It’s difficult to speculate about what might happen in the future, and it’s likewise difficult to giveRead More
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
Government employees can’t be fired, Right?? Wrong!! Time and time again, we hear this untrue adage that federal employees cannot be fired. This erroneous generalization has been used in recent years as an excuse to “crack down” on the rights of federal employees. But, Read More
Many federal employees understandably are feeling pressed between a rock and a hard place, either having been suddenly furloughed without pay or being forced to work without pay as a result of the federal government’s lapse in appropriations that occurred due to Congress Read More