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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, Probationary Employees
The class certification brings fired probationary employees one step closer to potential reinstatement and sets back the Trump...
OPM Issues Guidance Memorandum on Probationary Period Revisions
by Gilbert Employment Law | May 16, 2025 | Federal Legal Corner, Probationary Employees
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 | Executive Oders, Federal Legal Corner, Probationary Employees
On April 24, 2025, the Administration issued a new executive order, implementing significant changes to the probationary period and trial...
Retaining Federal Employee Life Insurance 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 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...