Practicing patience: Federal employees with appeals forced to wait due to vacant MSPB
What happens when a federal board has no members? Not much. The U.S. Merit Systems Protection Board (MSPB) is vacant for the first time in its 40-year history, leaving hundreds,…
Vacant MSPB Means No Potential Recourse For Appeal-Filing Federal Employees Any Time Soon
What happens when a federal board has no members? Not much. The stalemate that continues the longest-ever stretch without a quorum at the U.S. Merit Systems Protection Board…
Tully Rinckey PLLC Launches Business Navigator Program to Assist Startups, Existing Small Businesses
October 1, 2018 – Albany, N.Y. – Tully Rinckey PLLC is pleased to announce the launch of its unique, one-of-a-kind business tool. Tully Rinckey Business Navigator provides an…
Tully Rinckey opens Austin office in $15 million expansion push
Law firm Tully Rinckey PLLC has opened a new office in Austin, its 10th location overall. The new office is part of a strategy by the Albany, New York, firm to spend the next four…
Federal Circuit Ruling Paves the Way for Additional Paid Military Leave Claims
A recent ruling paves the way for federal employees who served in the military after September 11, 2001 to receive additional paid military leave from their…
Executive Order on Firing Policies Leaves Federal Employees Contemplating Job Security
A recent executive order could have some federal employees contemplating their job security, or at least scratching their heads. An overhaul of the way poorly performing federal…
With Two Nominees, the MSPB May Soon Have Its Quorum
Two people may be on the way to replace the one person left on the Merit Systems Protection Board (MSPB). President Donald Trump nominated two individuals to fill vacant spots at…
50 Years after ADEA, Age Discrimination Remains a Problem
50 Years after ADEA, Age Discrimination Remains a Problem The Age Discrimination in Employment Act (ADEA) is 50 years old. Yet, the protections it put in place for older employees…
Executive Order Narrows the Scope for Labor Negotiations at Federal Agencies
The National Council on Federal Labor-Management Relations no longer exists after President Donald Trump revoked the Executive Order that created it. So, where does this leave…
Documentation is Key for Federal Employees Taking Prescription Opioids
Federal employees subject to mandatory drug testing – those who work in national security, public health or public safety occupations – or those subject to random testing –…