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Sep 08, 2021

Third Member Nominated to the Merit Systems Protection Board (MSPB)

President Biden has nominated a third member to the Merit Systems Protection Board (MSPB).  The three-member Board is typically made up of two members from the nominating President’s party and one member from a different party.  President Biden previously nominated the two Democrat members, and his third nomination of Tristan Leavitt as the Republican nomineeRead More

Aug 06, 2021

Anticipated Changeups for the FLRA

This week, President Biden nominated Susan Tsui Grundmann to be a member of the Federal Labor Relations Authority (FLRA).  If Grundmann’s name sounds familiar to you, it’s likely because this is not her first time being nominated to a major government agency overseeing federal employment law.  Most notably, Grundmann served as Chairman of the MeritRead More

Jul 02, 2021

Federal Employees Still Can’t Use Marijuana, Even If It’s Legal In Your State

If you live in Virginia, you may have picked up on the sweet smell of… excitement??… wafting through the air on July 1, 2021, when recreational marijuana became legal in the Commonwealth.  The new laws also include certain employment protections for employees who use medically-prescribed marijuana. However, if you are a federal employee, even ifRead More

Jul 01, 2021

President Biden Nominates Second Member to the MSPB

President Biden has nominated Raymond A. Limon to be a Member of the Merit Systems Protection Board (MSPB). Mr. Limon is currently the Deputy Assistant Secretary for Human Capital and Diversity, and Chief Human Capital Officer, and he is a career member of the Senior Executive Service at the Department of the Interior (DOI). ThisRead More

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Navigating the Informal and Formal Stages of the EEO Complaint Process

For federal employees looking to file EEO complaints based on incidents of unlawful discrimination, understanding the EEO complaint process can be extremely difficult.  With many Agency EEO Counselors still working remotely due to the COVID-19 pandemic, it can also feel even harder than usual to communicate discriminatory incidents to EEO counselors and check the statusRead More

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President Biden Nominates New MSPB Chair

On April 28, 2021, President Biden took a highly-anticipated first step towards finally staffing the long vacant board member positions with the Merit Systems Protection Board (MSPB).  President Biden nominated Cathy Harris of the law firm Kator, Parks, Weiser & Harris in Washington, DC to chair the MSPB.  Ms. Harris has practiced employment law forRead More

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Disability Retirement Considerations for Federal Employees

Federal employees who find themselves in the unfortunate situation of being medically unable to continue performing the essential functions of their positions may be eligible for a disability retirement through their government retirement system.  Generally speaking, federal employees covered by the Read More

OPM Finalizes Recission of Trump-Era Restrictions on Clean-Record Settlements

The Office of Personnel Management (OPM) recently issued its final regulations rescinding many of former President Trump’s orders impacting federal employees, including the restriction on entering clean-record settlements that had been included in former President Trump’s Executive Order 13839.  Read More

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