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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...
Musk Administrative Leave Threat for Return to the Office Analyzed
by Gilbert Employment Law | Feb 25, 2025 | Blog, Federal Legal Corner
On February 24, 2025, Elon Musk issued a threat via social media that employees who failed to return to the office would be placed on...
Legal Issues in Musk/OPM “What Did You Do Last Week” E-mail
by Gilbert Employment Law | Feb 24, 2025 | Blog, Federal Legal Corner
On Saturday, February 22, 2025, Elon Musk issued a social media post indicating an e-mail would be forthcoming to all federal executive...
Severance Pay for Federal Executive Branch Employees
by Gilbert Employment Law | Feb 20, 2025 | Blog, Federal Legal Corner
With the recent push for firing probationary employees and to initiate reductions in force (RIFs) in the executive branch, it would appear...