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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.

 
Understanding Telework as Reasonable Accommodation federal employment mindfulness at work reasonable accommodation rehabilitation act telework rights Oct 07, 2025

For federal employees with medical conditions, few questions come up more often than this: Can telework be a reasonable accommodation? The answer is sometimes yes—but only when it allows you to perfor...

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Reassignment and Disability Retirement for Federal Employees disability retirement federal employment mspb appeals reasonable accommodation reassignment Sep 22, 2025

For federal employees navigating the reasonable accommodation process, one question looms large: what if your agency says it can’t accommodate you? The law provides an answer. Before an agency can sep...

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Why Federal Disability Accommodation Cases Are So Complex disability rights federal employment mindfulness at work mspb appeals reasonable accommodation Sep 18, 2025

If you are a federal employee navigating disability accommodations, you already know the law can feel like a maze. Agencies have trained coordinators, HR specialists, and sometimes in-house attorneys ...

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When to Hire a Lawyer for Federal Disability Accommodations disability rights federal employment mspb appeals reasonable accommodation telework Sep 18, 2025

For federal employees navigating disability accommodations, the first question is often: “Do I need a lawyer for this?” The truth is, not always. If your request is straightforward—like ergonomic equi...

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Telework as a Reasonable Accommodation: What You Need to Know eeo complaints federal employment reasonable accommodation rehabilitation act telework rights Sep 18, 2025

Overnight reports suggest that the CDC told employees with disabilities that telework would no longer be considered a reasonable accommodation. If accurate, that directive is more than troubling—it’s ...

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When Forced Office Returns Backfire—FDA’s Telework Reversal federal employee advocacy federal employment mindfulness at work reasonable accommodation telework rights Apr 10, 2025

If you've been feeling the pressure of being forced back into the office—or if your reasonable accommodation (RA) request for telework has been denied or delayed—take a deep breath. What just happened...

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Military Spouses & Remote Work: What This Means for You disability rights federal employment military spouses reasonable accommodation telework policy Feb 21, 2025

There’s good news for military spouses in federal employment! The Office of Personnel Management (OPM) recently issued a memo affirming that military spouses are exempt from return-to-office mandates....

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Illegal Delays are Denials: Protecting Your Right to Reasonable Accommodation eeoc guidance federal employee support federal employment rights reasonable accommodation workplace accessibility Feb 20, 2025

If you’ve requested a reasonable accommodation as a federal employee, you might assume your agency will process it promptly. Unfortunately, delays are all too common—and they can effectively serve as ...

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Federal Employees: Your Right to Telework and How to Protect It eeo laws federal employee rights reasonable accommodation telework protections workplace retaliation Feb 18, 2025

If you're a federal employee being called back to the office but need telework as a reasonable accommodation, know this—your agency cannot retaliate against you for making that request. The Equal Empl...

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