On March 19, 2025, the Chair of the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), in conjunction with the Department of Justice, issued...
New EEOC Issuances on “DEI-Related Discrimination” Claims
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OPM Revises Performance Evaluation Standards for SL and ST Employees (and Possibly Other Federal Employees as Well)
by Gilbert Employment Law | Apr 15, 2025 | Diversity, Equity & Inclusion, Federal Legal Corner, Performance Evaluations
On April 3, 2025, the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) issued a new guidance memorandum directing changes to performance standards for...
New Presidential Memorandum Targets DEI in Foreign Service
by Gilbert Employment Law | Apr 7, 2025 | Diversity, Equity & Inclusion, Federal Legal Corner, Foreign Service
On March 19, 2025, the Administration issued a new presidential memorandum expanding Administration anti-DEI efforts to the Foreign...
Executive Order on Sharing Information
by Gilbert Employment Law | Apr 4, 2025 | Diversity, Equity & Inclusion, Executive Oders, Federal Legal Corner
On March 20, 2025, the Administration issued a new executive order, which directed heads of agencies to roll back “to the extent permitted...
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...
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...
Legal Issues in Musk/OPM “What Did You Do Last Week” E-mail
by Gilbert Employment Law | Feb 24, 2025 | Blog, Diversity, Equity & Inclusion, Federal Legal Corner
On Saturday, February 22, 2025, Elon Musk issued a social media post indicating an e-mail would be forthcoming to all federal executive...
OPM Clarifies Anti-DEI Push Not Targeting EEO or Reasonable Accommodation Programs
by Gilbert Employment Law | Feb 7, 2025 | Blog, Diversity, Equity & Inclusion, Federal Legal Corner
On February 6, 2025, the Office of Personnel Management issued a new guidance memorandum, clarifying the scope of a recent executive...
Recent Executive Order on Sex and Gender Identity Issues and Bostock
by Gilbert Employment Law | Feb 5, 2025 | Blog, Diversity, Equity & Inclusion, Executive Oders, Federal Legal Corner
Included in the package of executive orders issued on January 20, 2025, was an executive order entitled, “Defending Women from Gender...
Executive Order 11246 Revoked, but Discrimination Protections for Government Contractors Remain
by Gilbert Employment Law | Feb 4, 2025 | Blog, Diversity, Equity & Inclusion, Executive Oders, Federal Legal Corner
As part of the package of executive orders issued on January 20, 2025, the incoming Administration issued Ending Illegal Discrimination...