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Probationary Appeals Class Action Filed by GEL; Partner Christopher Bonk Featured on ABC News, The Associated Press and Good Morning America
by Gilbert Employment Law | Mar 13, 2025 | Firm News
Last week, Gilbert Employment Law filed class action appeals at the Merit Systems Protection Board (MSPB) on behalf of thousands of...
Executive Order Directs Personnel Reforms at State Department
by Gilbert Employment Law | Mar 11, 2025 | Blog, Executive Orders, Federal Legal Corner, Foreign Service, Senior Executive Service
On February 12, 2025, a new executive order was issued focusing on State Department personnel. This executive order directs the...
OPM Modified Guidance Memorandum Disclaims Authority to Fire Other Agencies’ Probationers
by Gilbert Employment Law | Mar 11, 2025 | Blog, Diversity, Equity & Inclusion, Federal Legal Corner, Probationary Employees
On March 4, 2025, OPM issued a modified version of a guidance memorandum it originally issued on January 20, 2025, concerning reduction of...
‘English as Official Language’ Executive Order
by Gilbert Employment Law | Mar 11, 2025 | Blog, Executive Orders, Federal Legal Corner
On March 1, 2025, President Trump issued a new Executive Order titled “Designating English as the Official Language of The United States.”...
OPM Seeks Redesignation of SES Chief Human Capital Officer (CHCO) Positions
by Gilbert Employment Law | Mar 11, 2025 | Blog, Federal Legal Corner, Senior Executive Service
On March 6, 2025, the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) issued a new guidance memorandum concerning position classification for Chief...
GEL Partner Kevin Owen Featured Speaker at MWELA Luncheon Seminar
by Gilbert Employment Law | Mar 10, 2025 | Firm News
GEL Partner Kevin Owen will be presenting at the Metropolitan Washington Employment Lawyers’ Association Luncheon Seminar on Preparing for...
Fired Federal Workers Challenge Trump Administration’s Mass Layoffs
by Gilbert Employment Law | Mar 6, 2025 | Federal Legal Corner, Probationary Employees
Class actions allege that the mass terminations of probationary employees violated workers’ rights under federal law The class action...
Unemployment Benefits for Federal Employees in a RIF, Mass Firing of Probationers, Directed Reassignment Removal or Deferred Resignation
by Gilbert Employment Law | Mar 5, 2025 | Blog, Deferred Resignation Program, Federal Legal Corner, Probationary Employees, Reductions in Force
With a significant number of federal employees facing separation due to Reduction in Force (RIF), a mass firing of probationary employees,...
Management Directed Reassignment Issues
by Gilbert Employment Law | Mar 5, 2025 | Blog, Diversity, Equity & Inclusion, Federal Legal Corner
According to recent press reports, agencies are preparing to issue management-directed reassignments to federal employees previously...