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96% Pushbacks from District Courts: What It Means for Your Job
May brought a wave of legal defeats for the administration—26 out of 27 challenged actions were struck down in federal district courts. If you're a federal employee worried about y...
How This Week’s RIF Ruling Could Impact Your Federal Career
Federal employees on Reduction-in-Force (RIF) notices are standing on edge this week. The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals may rule as early as May 29 on whether to lift a nationwide...
How to Appeal a Federal RIF to the MSPB
If you’ve received a Reduction in Force (RIF) notice, you’re likely navigating shock, anxiety, and an avalanche of questions. As a federal employee, the stakes are high—your pensio...
Trump Admin's Stay Request Could Trigger Immediate Federal RIFs
On Friday, May 16, 2025, the administration asked the U.S. Supreme Court to stay a federal district court’s order that has temporarily blocked the largest Reduction in Force (RIF) ...
19 States Sue Over HHS Layoffs: What Federal Employees Need to Know
When 10,000 public-health professionals received pink slips this spring and entire research teams were told to pack up by June, the shock waves ripped far beyond the Department of ...
Surviving Federal RIFs, Telework Cuts, and Schedule F Risks
The ground beneath federal employees is shifting fast. In just three months we’ve seen an OPM initiative that could convert 50,000 positions—including 10,000 at SSA—into “at-will” ...
The Promise—and Pitfalls—of Class Actions
If you’re a federal employee counting on a class action lawsuit to shield you during a Reduction in Force (RIF) or agency restructuring, you might be setting yourself up for disapp...
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