With the substantial number of federal employees being subjected to reductions in force (RIFs), taking early retirement under the...
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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...
New Executive Order Seeks to Eliminate Union Coverage for Many Federal Agencies
by Gilbert Employment Law | Apr 4, 2025 | Executive Oders, Federal Legal Corner, Reductions in Force
On March 28, 2025, the Administration issued a new executive order, purporting to exclude union rights and collective bargaining...
Foreign Service RIF, Appeal and Severance Pay Rights
by Gilbert Employment Law | Apr 1, 2025 | Federal Legal Corner, Foreign Service, Reductions in Force, Retirement/Severance
With recent steps by the Administration to discharge Foreign Service employees, the issue of what reduction in force (RIF), appeal and...
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...
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...
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...
New Reduction in Force (RIF) Executive Order
by Gilbert Employment Law | Feb 13, 2025 | Blog, Federal Legal Corner, Reductions in Force
On February 11, 2025, the Administration issued a new executive order initiating a government reorganization and reduction in force (RIF),...