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An Off-Duty LinkedIn Post and Immediate Administrative Leave: The Speech Rules Federal Employees Should Know
Off-duty social media posts can cost federal employees more than they expect. A director at the General Services Administration posted his opinion about a federal hiring rule on hi...
Education OCR Layoffs and Civil Rights Backlog
For federal employees, few experiences are more destabilizing than being told your work is no longer neededā€”only to watch the agency later admit it needs that same work done. That ...
State Department RIF Limbo: Legal Risks for Feds
A reduction in force (RIF) is supposed to be a defined process with a clear endpoint: notice, separation date, and either termination or rescission. What is unfolding at the State ...
HHS Rescinds NIOSH RIF Notices: What It Means for Feds
The Department of Health and Human Services has officially rescinded every Reduction in Force (RIF) notice issued to employees at the National Institute for Occupational Safety and...
EPA Admin Leave Fallout: What Federal Employees Need to Know
Last week, 139 Environmental Protection Agency employees were abruptly placed on temporary, non-duty paid statusā€”administrative leaveā€”after signing a four-page declaration criticiz...
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