OPM Clarifies Anti-DEI Push Not Targeting EEO or Reasonable Accommodation Programs
On February 6, 2025, the Office of Personnel Management issued a new guidance memorandum, clarifying the scope of a recent executive order targeting federal...
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Additional OPM Guidance on Return to the Office
On January, 27, 2025, the Office of Personnel Management issued a second guidance memorandum on return-to-the-office requirements for federal civil service...
OPM Updates Deferred Resignation Program Frequently Asked Questions
On Sunday, February 2, 2025, the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) updated its Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) guidance page on its recent “Fork in the Road”...
Executive Orders Targeting FAA Hiring of Disabled Employees
In two recent executive orders, the new Administration has taken steps purporting to roll back hiring of disabled employees at the Federal Aviation Administration...
Appeal Rights for FBI Employees
Given recent press discussion about possible adverse actions targeting Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) employees, a brief discussion of what civil service...
New “Fork in the Road” Deferred Resignation Guidance and Draft Waiver Agreement Analyzed
On February 4, 2025, the Office of Personnel Management issued further guidance on the deferred resignation program, previously analyzed in this blog. The...
Recent Executive Order on Sex and Gender Identity Issues and Bostock
Included in the package of executive orders issued on January 20, 2025, was an executive order entitled, “Defending Women from Gender Ideology Extremism and...
GEL Partner, Kevin Owen, Quoted in the Washington Post on the Impact Trump’s DEIA Orders are Having on Deaf Federal Workers
A recent order from President Trump to remove all federal DEIA-related positions has led to some deaf employees being unable to access ASL interpreting services...
GEL Partner, Kevin Owen, Quoted in Forbes on the Concerns with the Federal Deferred Resignation Offer
A deadline of February 6th has been set for hundreds of thousands of federal employees to decide whether they will accept the deferred resignation offer handed...