On May 23, 2025, Gilbert Employment Law, P.C. filed a class appeal with the Merit Systems Protection Board (MSPB) on behalf of all U.S....
MSPB Denies Class Certification in RIF Appeal Against DHS
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Department of Energy Probationary Class Appeal Update
by Gilbert Employment Law | Jun 3, 2025 | Federal Legal Corner, Firm News
Following our request for a class appeal on the administration’s mass termination of probationary employees earlier this year, the U.S....
Former Employees of DHS Oversight Offices File Class Appeal With MSPB
by Gilbert Employment Law | May 30, 2025 | Federal Legal Corner, Firm News
On May 23, 2025, Gilbert Employment Law, P.C. filed a class appeal with the Merit Systems Protection Board (MSPB) on behalf of all U.S....
Ex-Probationary DHS Workers Win Class Certification in Rare MSPB Action
by Gilbert Employment Law | May 28, 2025 | Case Results, Federal Legal Corner, Firm News
The class certification brings fired probationary employees one step closer to potential reinstatement and sets back the Trump...
Ex-Office of Personnel Management Employees Challenge DOGE in Class Action Appeal
by Gilbert Employment Law | May 22, 2025 | Federal Legal Corner, Firm News
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 | 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
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 | Federal Legal Corner
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
On April 23, 2025, the Office of Personnel Management issued a proposed rule in the Federal Register, 90 Fed.Reg. 17182-17224 (available...