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Legal Assistance for Federal Employees
As noted in our last blog post, the EEOC recently proposed a complete overhaul of the complaint process as we know it for federal employees looking to file EEO discrimination complaints against employing agencies. But, for the here and now, the EEO complaint process remains the same as it has historically been. So what exactlyRead More
The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission recently voted in favor of proposing new regulations that would completely change the process available to federal employees pursuing discrimination complaints against employing agencies (referred to as “EEO complaints”). The proposed rule was published on Friday, August 28, 2026, in the Federal Register, and allows for a 30-day period forRead 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, 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 noted in our last blog post, the EEOC recently proposed a complete overhaul of the complaint process as we know it for federal employees looking to file EEO discrimination complaints against employing agencies. But, for the here and now, the EEO complaint process remains Read More
The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission recently voted in favor of proposing new regulations that would completely change the process available to federal employees pursuing discrimination complaints against employing agencies (referred to as “EEO complaints”). The Read More