On March 27, 2025, the Office of Personnel Management issued a guidance memorandum on cancellation of labor-management forums,...
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Foreign Service RIF, Appeal and Severance Pay Rights
by Gilbert Employment Law | Apr 1, 2025 | Federal Legal Corner
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
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
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, Federal Legal Corner
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, Federal Legal Corner
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, 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
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
Class actions allege that the mass terminations of probationary employees violated workers’ rights under federal law The class action...