The Merit Systems Protection Board (MSPB) oversees employment disputes for the federal government. Largely, this means that it acts in a quasi-judicial role when employees argue that their agencies treated them unfairly. But what does it mean for someone to be an...
According to the Office of Personnel Management, the federal government counts more than 2.1 civilian employees. That number makes the federal government the nation’s largest employer. Some would even argue the federal government employs far too many. As a result,...
If you work for the federal government, there’s a good chance you may need to apply for and maintain a security clearance. There are millions of government employees and contractors who have some level of clearance. And, for many of these people, a threat to their...
In a recent decision, the Merit Systems Protection Board (MSPB) tossed out an old standard for affirmative defenses and replaced it with new guidelines. This decision will affect all manner of federal employees. Perhaps most notably, it will affect federal employees...
The Supreme Court’s recent ruling in West Virginia v. EPA severely limited the EPA’s ability to fight climate change. Naturally, the decision has made headlines. It comes as scientists continue to warn us that we are racing toward a global climate crisis. The decision...
The Supreme Court’s recent decision to overturn Roe v. Wade has come with massive ramifications at every level. The decision enacted “trigger laws” in 23 states that introduce different restrictions on abortion. This means that many federal employees who might have...
It is illegal to discriminate against people with disabilities. Employers may not hire, fire, discipline, demote or take other adverse actions against people because of their disabilities. Employers must also make reasonable accommodations, such as providing...
Federal employees don’t always earn the same salary as their peers in the private sector, but they enjoy some excellent benefits. These include the sort of pension plans that are becoming vanishingly rare outside of government jobs. However, as the current...
Expectations about the technological abilities of federal (and all other) employees may have changed and evolved because of the COVID-19 pandemic. During quarantine, many people had to work from home and use technology from a remote location. Naturally, this may have...
Around watercoolers and in breakrooms across the country, passionate debate about abortion has exploded because of a recently leaked draft of a U.S. Supreme Court decision that would overrule Roe v. Wade if decided as written. Federal government workplaces are not...
