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Proposed Pension Hike Could Slash Federal Employee Paychecks federal benefits cuts federal employment fers pension mindfulness at work senate legislation Jun 27, 2025

Federal employees may soon face a staggering increase in pension contributions. According to draft legislative text reported by Politico, Senate Republicans are considering raising pension deductions ...

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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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Supreme Court Decisions Expected Friday: What It Means for You federal employment legal updates mindfulness at work rif procedures supreme court decisions Jun 26, 2025

Today is June 26, 2025, and if you’ve been waiting for key Supreme Court rulings affecting your federal employment or broader constitutional rights, tomorrow may bring clarity.

This morning, the Cour...

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Will the Supreme Court End Nationwide Injunctions? federal employment mindfulness at work nationwide injunctions rif supreme court Jun 26, 2025

For federal employees anxiously watching legal developments around the nationwide RIF injunctions, today—Thursday, June 26, 2025—could be pivotal. Not necessarily because of a direct ruling on the red...

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What the New OPM Memo Means for Your Federal Career civil service protections federal employment mindfulness at work opm memo 2025 performance improvement plan Jun 25, 2025

On June 17, the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) issued an 18-page directive that quietly rewrites the performance rules for all civil service employees—GS-5s to SES alike. While it may not have m...

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OPM’s Final Rule Just Raised the Stakes for Probationary Feds federal employment federal probation mindfulness at work opm final rule trial period Jun 25, 2025

On June 24, 2025, the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) issued a sweeping final rule: Strengthening Probationary Periods in the Federal Service. This rule scraps the older “silent pass” framework a...

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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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NIH Ruling Signals Legal Opening for Equity Advocates in Federal Agencies eeo challenges equity in government federal employment mindfulness at work retaliation Jun 24, 2025

A recent federal court ruling found that cuts to the National Institutes of Health’s diversity research were not just bureaucratic missteps—they amounted to “palpable racial discrimination.” For feder...

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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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Presidential War Powers: Who Really Decides When the U.S. Goes to War? constitutional law executive power federal employment mindfulness at work war powers resolution Jun 24, 2025

As federal employees await the Supreme Court’s decision on the RIF (Reduction in Force) case, another issue of executive power is making waves: the constitutional limits on presidential authority to d...

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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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