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Ex-Office of Personnel Management Employees Challenge DOGE in Class Action Appeal
by Gilbert Employment Law | May 22, 2025 | Federal Legal Corner, Firm News, Reductions in Force
The class action seeks to undo mass RIFs at the agency that houses the federal workforce’s core human resources functions WASHINGTON,...
Executive Order Directs VA to Resume Use of Special Adverse Action Statutes
by Gilbert Employment Law | May 20, 2025 | Executive Orders, Federal Legal Corner
On May 9, 2025, a new executive order was issued concerning the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA). While most of the executive order...
OPM Issues Guidance Memorandum on Probationary Period Revisions
by Gilbert Employment Law | May 16, 2025 | Federal Legal Corner, Probationary Employees
On April 28, 2025, the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) issued a guidance memorandum implementing the April 24, 2025 executive order...
New Executive Order Significantly Modifies Probationary Period Rules for Federal Employees
by Gilbert Employment Law | May 16, 2025 | Executive Orders, Federal Legal Corner, Probationary Employees
On April 24, 2025, the Administration issued a new executive order, implementing significant changes to the probationary period and trial...
OSC Issues Hatch Act Advisory Opinion
by Gilbert Employment Law | May 16, 2025 | Federal Legal Corner
On April 25, 2025, the Office of Special Counsel (OSC) issued a new advisory opinion revising its interpretation of the Hatch Act in a few...
Proposed Rulemaking Implementing Schedule Policy/Career (a/k/a Schedule F)
by Gilbert Employment Law | May 16, 2025 | Federal Legal Corner, Schedule F
On April 23, 2025, the Office of Personnel Management issued a proposed rule in the Federal Register, 90 Fed.Reg. 17182-17224 (available...
New EEOC Issuances on “DEI-Related Discrimination” Claims
by Gilbert Employment Law | May 8, 2025 | Diversity, Equity & Inclusion, Federal Legal Corner
On March 19, 2025, the Chair of the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), in conjunction with the Department of Justice, issued...
FERS Postponed Retirement
by Gilbert Employment Law | May 6, 2025 | Federal Legal Corner, Retirement/Severance
With many federal employees now facing the prospect of applying for retirement earlier than planned due to ongoing federal sector...
Proposed Rulemaking Implementing Changes in SES Performance Standards
by Gilbert Employment Law | May 6, 2025 | Federal Legal Corner, Senior Executive Service
On May 2, 2025, the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) issued a proposed rule in the Federal Register, 90 Fed.Reg....

