Thousands of Federal Employees Could Be Bracing for Changes in Classification
June 10, 2026 marked a critical implementation deadline for federal agencies following President Trump’s June 3 Executive Order expanding the use of Schedule Policy/Career. The…
What Federal Employees Need to Know About Future Appeals After Key U.S. Supreme Court Ruling
A recent U.S. Supreme Court decision could have wide-ranging impacts on future appeals by federal employees to the Merit Systems Protection Board (MSPB) and Federal Labor…
How Proposed Government Employee Non-Disclosure Agreement Could Impact Federal Worker Rights, Whistleblower Protections
A new proposal regarding government-wide nondisclosure agreements (NDAs) could affect both current and future federal employees across agencies, impacting their rights as well as…
What Federal Employees Need to Know as MSPB Recusals Undermine Review Process
Despite increasing appeals, a growing pattern at the Merit Systems Protection Board (MSPB) is raising serious concerns among federal employment attorneys as a significant number…
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…
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…
Protecting Those Who Serve: What Sets USERRA Apart From Other Employment Laws
When an employee experiences unlawful discrimination or retaliation, multiple federal and/or state laws may apply in their case. For example, an employee denied reasonable…
How Can the MSPB Help Me as a Federal Employee?
Are you a federal employee dealing with an adverse employment issue? If so, the Merit Systems Protection Board (MSPB, or Board) may be able to help provide relief. But to…
What Federal Employees Need to Know About the New ‘Schedule/Policy Career’ Rule
Here we go again. Federal employees may remember that in October 2020, President Donald Trump issued an executive order regarding Schedule F that would have allowed federal…
What Happens When a Federal Employee Fails a Background Check?
Federal employment depends on meeting suitability or fitness standards established under Title 5 of the Code of Federal Regulations Part 731. When a background investigation…