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…
Penalized for Getting Better: How the VA’s New Medication Rule Threatens Veterans, Active Servicemembers, and Military Medical Retirement
A deeply technical but consequential change in how the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) calculates disability ratings has ignited confusion, concern, and controversy among…
Special Needs Trusts in New York: Protecting Benefits While Planning for the Future
Future planning by families of individuals with disabilities should involve safeguarding access to public benefits while also providing for quality of life and personal dignity,…
2026 Update: Clarifying the Legal Status of Non-Competes in Texas
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) estimates that one in five U.S. employees is subject to a non-compete. In Texas, that number is more than doubled: above 50%, according to…
Play Safe: Understanding Security Risks in Online Sports Betting
In 2018, a SCOTUS decision (Murphy v. National Collegiate Athletic Association) enabled states to govern sports gambling for themselves. Many opted in. This, combined with the…
What the Latest From OPM, EEOC Means for Remote Federal Employees With Disabilities
A recent memo from the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) and the Equal Opportunity Office (EEOC) outlines frequently asked questions (FAQs) regarding reasonable…
PERSPECTIVE | Choosing Legal Rationale to Justify Caribbean Boat Strikes: The Piracy Paradigm
The Christmas holiday police action against the President of Venezuela took many inside the Beltway by surprise, even United States Senators. Questions now circulate about whether…
Gestational Surrogacy in New York: 3 Pathways to Legal Parentage
Legal Surrogacy in New York Before the Child-Parent Security Act (CPSA) went into effect in 2021, gestational surrogacy was not legal in New York. Now, the CPSA secures a legal…
Challenging Channeling: Does CSRA Dysfunction Vest District Courts With Jurisdiction?
Continuing developments in federal employees’ legal challenges to Trump administration policies have renewed the question of jurisdiction. At the close of 2025, the Trump…