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Missing Paragraphs and Phantom Citations: The Drafting Errors Inside the EEOC's Proposed EEO Overhaul
The EEOC proposed rule that would rewrite how every federal employee's discrimination complaint gets decided contains something you would not expect in an officially published regu...
Petty Friday: Who Is Andrea Lucas? The EEOC's Chair — and Its Most Effective Opponent
It’s Petty Friday — our weekly commentary for federal employees, where we take the week’s civil rights news with a little humor and a lot of receipts. This week: Andrea Lucas, the ...
Five Changes in the EEOC's Proposed Rule That Matter for Your Federal EEO Case
The EEOC’s proposed rule would demand more detail in your federal EEO complaint before the investigation — and take away your current choice to put the case before an EEOC judge. H...
150 Pages, 30 Days: The EEOC Motion for More Comment Time That Couldn't Get a Second
The EEOC has proposed a 150-page rewrite of the federal EEO complaint process — and federal employees will get just 30 days to comment on it. At the Commission’s meeting, a motion ...
EEOC Proposal: The Agency You Accuse Would Decide Your Discrimination Case First
The EEOC has proposed a major change to the federal EEO complaint process: under the new proposal, the agency you accuse of discrimination would ordinarily decide your case first —...
EEOC Votes August 26 on a Plan That Could End Your Right to an Independent Judge
On Wednesday, August 26 at 10 a.m. Eastern, the EEOC votes on a proposal that reports say could end federal employees' right to a hearing before an independent EEOC Administrative ...
The Labor Department Wants AI to Triage Disability Accommodation Requests
A reasonable accommodation request should be answered by a person who understands your job and your limitations. At the Department of Labor, nearly a thousand employees are waiting...
Judge Orders DOJ to Restore Telework for Two Disabled EOIR Attorneys
A federal judge has ordered the Department of Justice to restore full-time telework accommodations for two attorney-advisors in DOJ's Executive Office for Immigration Review, findi...
DoD Canceled Your Union Contract — Your EEO and MSPB Rights Didn't Go With It
Across the Defense Department, some civilian employees are reportedly being told by managers that their union no longer exists. That claim is false — and it matters, because employ...
Supreme Court Ruling Strengthens Civil Rights for All Employees
In the wake of ongoing attacks on DEI initiatives and uncertainty about the future of workplace civil rights, federal employees may rightly wonder: are EEO protections still intact...
Your Civil Rights Are Still Strong—Don’t Let Fear Silence You
The headlines are sounding the alarm: “Trump Targets Diversity Programs Again,” and this time, he’s using the EEOC—the very agency meant to protect your civil rights. It’s no wonde...
Protecting Your Medical Privacy as a Federal Employee
Did you know that your federal agency is legally required to keep your medical information confidential—even if you don’t have a disability? Many employees assume that only HIPAA p...
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