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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.

 
Announcement: We're Hiring Remote Federal Employment Attorneys! attorney hiring eeoc complaints federal employment mspb appeals remote law jobs Jul 01, 2025

Southworth PC is expanding. As a boutique law firm dedicated solely to defending federal employees when agencies violate their rights, we’ve made a strategic choice: while federal agencies force emplo...

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Supreme Court RIF Decision: Tools for Federal Employees Facing Uncertainty federal employment federal layoff rights mindfulness at work mspb appeals rif supreme court decision Jun 27, 2025

The Supreme Court is expected to rule on whether nationwide injunctions blocking reductions in force (RIFs) will remain or fall. This means within hours, you may learn your position is protected – or ...

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Court Blocks Executive Order Targeting Federal Unions collective bargaining federal employment first amendment mspb appeals union rights Jun 25, 2025

A significant legal development is offering breathing room for thousands of federal workers: a federal judge has issued a preliminary injunction halting parts of an executive order that aimed to gut u...

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How Federal Hearings Really Work: A Look Behind the Curtain credibility in hearings federal employment legal strategy mspb appeals virtual hearings Jun 24, 2025

Most federal employees never see the inside of a hearing room—virtual or otherwise—until their own job is on the line. And when they do, the experience can feel overwhelming: thousands of pages of evi...

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Congress May Grant Sweeping Powers to Restructure Federal Agencies civil service protections federal employment mspb appeals reorganizing government act rif Jun 18, 2025

Buried in the latest Senate reconciliation bill is a proposal that could profoundly alter the federal civil service. The Reorganizing Government Act of 2025 would revive executive powers not seen sinc...

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OPM’s New Directive Reshapes Federal Performance Evaluations federal employment mspb appeals opm policy update performance improvement plans schedule f Jun 18, 2025

On June 17, 2025, the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) issued an 18-page memorandum that redefines the performance appraisal landscape for all federal employees. Among the sweeping changes: a mand...

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Supreme Court RIF Case: What Two Bipartisan Briefs Reveal federal employment mindfulness at work mspb appeals rif supreme court case separation of powers Jun 10, 2025

While federal employees await the Supreme Court’s decision on the nationwide RIF injunction, two strikingly aligned amicus briefs have emerged—one from Reagan-Bush era conservatives and another from a...

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New 5-Day Suitability Rule Could Fast-Track Federal Removals due process rights federal employment mindfulness at work mspb appeals opm suitability rule Jun 09, 2025

A March 2025 OPM memo and a June 3 draft rule introduce a drastic shift: federal employees—even career SES and veterans—can now be declared "unsuitable" and removed within five business days. Unlike t...

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SCOTUS RIF Ruling Could Trigger Massive Federal Layoffs federal employment mindfulness at work mspb appeals rif scotus layoffs Jun 06, 2025

Federal employees across agencies—from the IRS to HHS—are awaiting a pivotal Supreme Court decision that could either trigger or prevent the largest wave of federal layoffs in modern history. This leg...

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Proposed Bill Threatens Civil Service Protections at-will status civil service reform federal employment legal rights mspb appeals Jun 05, 2025

Congress is advancing legislation that, if passed, could drastically reshape federal employment as we know it. Tucked deep inside the sprawling proposal are two provisions—Sections 90002 and 70302—tha...

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Federal Judge Warns State and HUD: RIF Violations May Trigger Contempt department of state federal employment hud layoffs mspb appeals rif injunction Jun 05, 2025

For federal employees watching the ongoing Reduction in Force (RIF) litigation, the latest courtroom developments offer both reassurance and reason for vigilance. While the central legal question—whet...

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Where Do RIF Layoffs Stand Today? federal employee rights federal employment mspb appeals rif layoffs supreme court Jun 04, 2025

If you've received a Reduction in Force (RIF) notice recently, you're not alone—and you're not without recourse. A federal judge in California issued a preliminary injunction against the administratio...

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