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OPM Seeks Redesignation of SES Chief Human Capital Officer (CHCO) Positions
by Gilbert Employment Law | Mar 11, 2025 | Blog, Federal Legal Corner
On March 6, 2025, the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) issued a new guidance memorandum concerning position classification for Chief...
Fired Federal Workers Challenge Trump Administration’s Mass Layoffs
by Gilbert Employment Law | Mar 6, 2025 | Federal Legal Corner
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, Federal Legal Corner
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, Federal Legal Corner
According to recent press reports, agencies are preparing to issue management-directed reassignments to federal employees previously...
OPM Scrutiny on Union Official Time Usage
by Gilbert Employment Law | Mar 5, 2025 | Blog, Federal Legal Corner
On February 27, 2025, the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) issued a memorandum requiring agencies to compile and report information...
OPM Updates SES Performance Standards
by Gilbert Employment Law | Mar 5, 2025 | Blog, Federal Legal Corner
On February 25, 2025, the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) issued a guidance memorandum implementing major changes in the performance...
Reduction in Force (RIF) Guidance Memorandum Analyzed
by Gilbert Employment Law | Mar 5, 2025 | Blog, Federal Legal Corner
On February 26, 2025, the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) and the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) issued a joint guidance...
Updates on Musk/OPM “What Did You Do Last Week” E-mail
by Gilbert Employment Law | Feb 25, 2025 | Blog, Federal Legal Corner
Several major recent developments occurred regarding the Office of Personnel Management (OPM)’s ‘what did you do last week” e-mail, sent...
Further OPM Guidance on SES Career Reserved Positions
by Gilbert Employment Law | Feb 25, 2025 | Blog, Federal Legal Corner
On February 24, 2025, the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) issued a new guidance memorandum on review of SES career reserved...