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Federal Employees’ Return to the Office Requirement and Its Exceptions
by Gilbert Employment Law | Jan 24, 2025 | Blog, Federal Legal Corner
On Monday, January 20, 2025, the incoming Administration issued a memorandum directing federal agencies to terminate remote work...
New OPM Final Rule on Administrative Leave, Investigative Leave and Notice Leave
by Andrew Perlmutter | Dec 17, 2024 | Blog, Federal Legal Corner
Co-written with Chloe Barrett The Office of Personnel Management (OPM) published a final rule today in the Federal Register. The final...
GEL Partner, Kevin Owen, Quoted in Government Executive on RFK Jr.’s possible impact on the federal public health workforce
by Matthew Lipsit | Dec 17, 2024 | Firm News
With the arrival of newly elected Health and Human Services secretary Robert F Kennedy Jr. right around the corner, uncertainty and...
GEL Partner, Kevin Owen, Quoted in The Washington Post on What Federal Workers Should Expect with the New Administration’s Transition
by Matthew Lipsit | Dec 9, 2024 | Firm News
While the incoming administration begins to transition into federal agencies, civil servants are scrambling to plan accordingly. This...
GEL Attorney Moderates ABA Webinar with OSC Staff
by Matthew Lipsit | Nov 18, 2024 | Firm News
Andrew J. Perlmutter, counsel at Gilbert Employment Law, P.C., will be moderating a webinar with staff from the Office of Special Counsel....
GEL Partner, Kevin Owen, Quoted in The New York Times on Recent Attorney General Selection
by Matthew Lipsit | Nov 15, 2024 | Firm News
Uncertainty and concern began to spread throughout Washington DC and more specifically within Federal Law Enforcement earlier this week as...
GEL Attorney Moderates ABA Webinar with EEOC OFO Staff
by Matthew Lipsit | Sep 4, 2024 | Firm News
Andrew J. Perlmutter, counsel at Gilbert Employment Law, P.C., will be moderating a webinar with staff from the Equal Employment...
GEL Partner Cori Cohen Featured Speaker at MSBA Legal Summit Series
by Matthew Lipsit | Sep 3, 2024 | Firm News
GEL Partner Cori Cohen will be presenting at the Maryland Bar Association’s 2024 Legal Summit Series: Common Discovery Disputes in...
GEL Attorney Published on Government Ethics Issues for Executive Branch Employees
by Matthew Lipsit | Aug 21, 2024 | Firm News
GEL Counsel Andrew J. Perlmutter, Esq. contributed a chapter for a new legal treatise, published by ABA Book Publishing. Mr. Perlmutter...