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Cut through the jargon and get the clarity you need to stay a step ahead of agency politics. Each article unpacks new policy shifts, court rulings, and workplace trends, then turns them into actionable tactics—so you can head off discipline, invoke EEO or whistleblower protections with confidence, and keep your documentation airtight. We also archive our most popular social-media explainer threads here, giving you the same insights followed by more than 150,000 people online even if you never scroll on those sites. Read, prepare, and keep your federal career firmly in your control.
If you were terminated while on probation, a groundbreaking ruling by the Merit Systems Protection Board (MSPB) may signal that your firing was unlawful. Thousands of federal employees, across multipl...
If you're a federal employee feeling anxious about your job security—especially when it comes to unfair discipline or performance-based actions—you are not alone. The reality is that agencies make mis...
If you’re a federal employee, you may have concerns about your agency unfairly questioning your performance. Even if you’re not facing a Performance Improvement Plan (PIP) right now, understanding the...
If you’re a federal employee in your probationary period—or if you’ve recently been terminated—you’re likely facing uncertainty and frustration. The Office of Personnel Management (OPM) recently issue...
If you're a probationary federal employee—or know someone who is—pay close attention. The Office of Personnel Management (OPM) has just issued a new memo clarifying that agencies, not OPM, have discre...
If you've been paying attention to recent news, you know that federal employees are being forced back into office spaces that are barely functional—some without desks, working Wi-Fi, or even a physica...
Federal Probationary Terminations: What We Know About Class Actions and Individual Challenges
Are Recent Probationary Terminations Illegal?
A federal judge in California recently suggested that many...
A significant legal battle is unfolding that could impact every federal employee, especially those relying on whistleblower protections. The case of Hampton Dellinger, the head of the Office of Specia...
As agencies push aggressive return-to-office policies, federal employees requesting telework as a reasonable accommodation are facing an uphill battle. Many agencies are making critical mistakes—mista...
Losing your federal job during probation can feel sudden, unfair, and even unlawful. Many employees assume they have no rights, but that’s not always true. Some terminations violate federal civil serv...
If you’re a federal employee in your probationary period, you may have heard about agencies terminating workers under alleged performance issues. But what if those terminations aren’t about performanc...
If you’re in your probationary period as a federal employee, you might have recently heard troubling news—mass firings happening across multiple agencies. Many employees are being told they were remov...
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