Denial of Religious Exception to Covid Vaccine Mandate Ruled Discriminatory
WASHINGTON, D.C. (FEDweek) — An Interior Department facility violated the protections of three employees against religious discrimination when it denied their requests to be…
House GOP probes agency settlements with federal workers
WASHINGTON, D.C. (Government Executive) — Republicans on the House Oversight and Reform Committee on Monday announced they would investigate the rate at which federal…
House GOP investigating costs of federal employee workplace disputes
WASHINGTON, D.C. (Federal News Network) — Federal employee workplace disputes are coming under more scrutiny from a top committee Republican who argues that agencies have an…
Comer Challenges Use of Settlements in Federal Workplace Disputes; ‘Frivolous Claims’
WASHINGTON, D.C. (FEDweek) — The chairman of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee has challenged agencies’ use of settlements to resolve federal workplace…
Schedule C, G Appointees Exempted from Performance Appraisals; Could Set Precedent for Schedule P/C
WASHINGTON, D.C. (FEDweek) — OPM has exempted political appointees under Schedule C and Schedule G from performance appraisal requirements, potentially a precedent for doing…
OPM Reduction-in-Force Plan Would Fail at High Court
The US Supreme Court’s decision in Learning Resources, Inc. v. Trump is notable in that a confluence of situation, statute, and interpretation produced four concurring…
New Rule Could Have Wide-Ranging Impact on Businesses, Workers
A new proposed rule from Department of Labor (DOL) would address joint employer status under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA), and could have a wide-ranging impact on…
What Makes a Strong Whistleblower Claim? Texas Case Studies: Procedural Requirements
The Texas Whistleblower Act (TWA), found in Texas Government Code Chapter 554, enables public employees to sue the government. However, the TWA also establishes strict…
What to Do as a DoD Civilian Employee if Your Collective Bargaining Rights Are Stripped
The Department of Defense’s recent sweeping move to terminate most collective bargaining agreements is creating immediate uncertainty for hundreds of thousands of civilian…
Agency Judges’ Job Protections Take Hit in Boost for Trump Power
WASHINGTON, D.C. (Bloomberg Law) — A Republican-controlled federal worker appeals board has bolstered President Donald Trump’s authority to fire previously protected…