Pentagon Acts to Accelerate Firings of Civilian Employees on Performance Grounds
WASHINGTON, D.C. (FEDweek) — The Pentagon has acted to accelerate the firing of civilian employees on performance grounds, meanwhile issuing guidance likely to result in…
DoD strips job protections from civilian employees, directs managers to fire with ‘speed and conviction’
WASHINGTON, D.C. (Federal News Network) — The Defense Department is stripping away job protections from its civilian employees and directing managers to “act with speed…
Pentagon moves to fire civilian personnel with ‘speed and conviction’
WASHINGTON, D.C. (The Washington Post) — The Pentagon removed key protections for defense civilian workers and directed that managers move with “speed and conviction” to…
Pentagon’s crackdown on Kirk comments stirs fears among troops
WASHINGTON, D.C. (Politico) — The Pentagon’s crackdown on employees accused of mocking Charlie Kirk’s death has startled troops, who fear an increasing stranglehold on…
Hundreds of military lawyers to serve as US immigration judges
WASHINGTON, D.C. (The National News) — The Pentagon is sending hundreds of military and civilian lawyers to work temporarily as immigration judges as President Donald…
White Workers Say Shell Reorganization Was Discriminatory
HOUSTON, TX (Law360) — Shell was hit with a federal lawsuit this week accusing it of implementing a “pretextual departmental reorganization” that discriminated…
3 Takeaways After 5th Circ. Upends Texas PWFA Injunction
WASHINGTON, D.C. (Law360) — The Fifth Circuit recently struck down an injunction that barred the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission from enforcing the Pregnant…
Air Force recruit disqualified from service over weight-loss surgery sues DOD for discrimination
WASHINGTON, D.C. (Stars & Stripes) — A 21-year-old New York man who tried to enlist in the Air Force but was rejected because he had undergone weight-loss surgery filed…
Waivers Likely Won’t Provide Protection in Litigation Over Texas Flooding
HUNT, TX (Law.com) — Legal experts say Texas law prevents parents from waiving their children’s injury claims, so liability waivers at Kerr County camps and businesses…
Army adds preliminary hearing schedules to court docket, speeds release of court-martial results
WASHINGTON, D.C. (Stars and Stripes) — The Army has begun to post publicly the schedule of preliminary court hearings used to determine whether there is enough evidence…