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Federal Layoffs and Restructuring: What You Need to Know federal employee rights federal employment job security mindfulness at work workforce reduction Feb 18, 2025

If you’re a federal employee, recent workforce reductions at agencies like the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) and USAID should be on your radar. A federal judge has temporarily paused lay...

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Court Denied a TRO Against DOGE: What this Decision Means for You federal employee protection federal employment legal update mindfulness at work workplace rights Feb 18, 2025

A critical legal update just unfolded for federal employees: a judge has denied a temporary restraining order (TRO) that would have blocked Elon Musk and the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE)...

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The Supreme Court and Federal Whistleblower Protections: What’s at Stake? federal employment federal job rights mindfulness at work supreme court whistleblower protections Feb 17, 2025

A major legal battle is unfolding that could directly impact the independence of federal agencies and the rights of federal employees. The Supreme Court is reviewing the sudden removal of Hampton Dell...

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Federal Layoffs and Job Instability: How to Protect Yourself employee rights federal employment federal layoffs job security mindfulness at work Feb 16, 2025

If you’re a federal employee, the recent wave of mass layoffs—particularly among probationary employees—might have you feeling uneasy about your job security. News of key nuclear safety workers being ...

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Losing Your Federal Job Without Cause: What to Do Now federal career protection federal employee rights job loss recovery mindfulness at work workplace resilience Feb 16, 2025

If you’ve just been let go from your federal job without warning or cause, I want you to know—you are not alone. This is a brutal, unfair experience, and nothing I say will take that sting away. But r...

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Return-to-Office Chaos: A Federal Employee’s Reality Check federal employee protections federal employment mindfulness at work telework rights Feb 13, 2025

 

If you were caught in the nightmare traffic jam at Washington Navy Yard this week—or just shaking your head at yet another government miscalculation—you’re not alone. The recent return-to-office ma...

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Protect Your Federal Career During Probation job security mindful federal employment mindfulness at work probationary period workplace rights Feb 13, 2025

If you’re a probationary federal employee, you may have heard alarming news—some agencies, like the CFPB, have recently terminated all their probationary employees. But here’s the good news: OPM has i...

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OPM’s Last-Minute Shutdown: What Federal Employees Need to Know federal employee rights federal employment mindfulness at work opm policy Feb 13, 2025

If you’ve been following the latest developments with the Office of Personnel Management (OPM), you know how unpredictable federal employment policies can be. Recently, thousands of federal employees ...

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Federal Employees: Navigating Uncertainty in a Potential Constitutional Crisis constitutional law employee rights federal employment mindfulness at work Feb 10, 2025

Lately, you may have heard legal scholars sounding the alarm about a potential constitutional crisis. With executive actions freezing federal budgets, challenging birthright citizenship, and defying l...

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