With recent steps by the Administration to discharge Foreign Service employees, the issue of what reduction in force (RIF), appeal and...
Foreign Service RIF, Appeal and Severance Pay Rights
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How to File an MSPB Appeal
by Gilbert Employment Law | Mar 26, 2025 | Federal Legal Corner, Probationary Employees, Reductions in Force
As a public service, Gilbert Employment Law wishes to provide some basic instruction on how an aggrieved current or former federal...
OPM Scrutiny on Union Grievance and Collective Bargaining Time and Expenses
by Gilbert Employment Law | Mar 25, 2025 | Federal Legal Corner
On March 17, 2025, the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) issued a new memorandum requiring agencies to compile and report information...
Retirement After Receiving a RIF Notice
by Gilbert Employment Law | Mar 19, 2025 | Federal Legal Corner, Reductions in Force, Retirement/Severance
Many employees who are receiving reduction in force (RIF) notices face the question of whether they should consider applying for...
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...
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,...