With the substantial number of federal employees being subjected to reductions in force (RIFs), taking early retirement under the...
Retaining Federal Employee Life Insurance Benefits Post-Separation
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Retaining Federal Employee Health Benefits Post-Separation
by Gilbert Employment Law | Apr 4, 2025 | Deferred Resignation Program, Federal Legal Corner, Probationary Employees, Reductions in Force
With the substantial number of federal employees being subjected to reductions in force (RIFs), taking early retirement under the...
Retaining Federal Employee Dental and Vision Benefits Post-Separation
by Gilbert Employment Law | Apr 4, 2025 | Deferred Resignation Program, Federal Legal Corner, Probationary Employees, Reductions in Force
With the substantial number of federal employees being subjected to reductions in force (RIFs), taking early retirement under the...
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 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...
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,...
Severance Pay for Federal Executive Branch Employees
by Gilbert Employment Law | Feb 20, 2025 | Blog, Deferred Resignation Program, Federal Legal Corner, Probationary Employees, Reductions in Force, Retirement/Severance
With the recent push for firing probationary employees and to initiate reductions in force (RIFs) in the executive branch, it would appear...
Supervisory Probationary Period
by Gilbert Employment Law | Feb 19, 2025 | Blog, Federal Legal Corner, Probationary Employees
In light of the mass terminations of executive branch probationary employees (including potentially termination of possible...
End Date of Probationary Periods
by Gilbert Employment Law | Feb 19, 2025 | Blog, Federal Legal Corner, Probationary Employees
In light of the mass terminations of executive branch probationary employees, a review of when a probationary period actually ends is...