BULLETIN– January 28, 2025 As of January 28, 2025, amidst highly perplexing and multiple, often contradictory, communications from both President Trump and the Office of Personnel Management (OPM), a “Trump buyout offer” for federal employees has emerged. However, it’s crucial…
ProPublica Seeking Federal Employees
BULLETIN– January 27, 2025 ProPublica is seeking current or former federal employees to tell their stories. They setup a secure portal for this purposes. You can view their page at this secure link: https://www.propublica.org/tips/federal-workers/
Discontinued Service Retirement (DSR)
Navigating Discontinued Service Retirement Under FERS Federal employees are facing a barrage of attacks and a historically unprecedented threat of mass terminations through involuntary separations. For federal employees covered by the Federal Employees Retirement System (FERS), unexpected job loss can…
Must Read From OPM Source
BULLETIN– January 27, 2025 Must Read From OPM Source: The following information was posted to Reddit by an employee in the Office of Personnel Management. The post is too specific to not be authentic. It is a warning.
Schedule F
Understanding a Controversial Federal Employment Classification Schedule F became a point of contention in federal employment discussions, particularly during the latter part of the first Trump administration. It’s crucial to understand what it is (and was or could be yet…
Advice for New Federal Employees
Recently, I shared some advice for new federal employees. This advice was the same counsel I provided to my daughter when she embarked on her federal career. My intention was to establish a baseline of knowledge for her, a new…
Project 2025 Impact
During his presidential campaign, President-Elect Trump claimed he disavowed Project 2025 and “knew nothing” about it. As he rarely remembers how he lied last time, Trump has since reversed course and now admits he knew about Project 2025 and the…
Within Grade Increases (WIGI)
Basics of Eligibility for Within Grade Increases (WIGI) WIGIs apply to federal general schedule employees who occupy permanent positions and are at less than the maximum rate of their grade. See, 5 CFR 531.402 (a). Contrary to wide-spread belief, Within Grade Increases (WIGI),…
Reduction in Force (RIF) is a Real Threat
Federal employees facing a Reduction in Force (RIF) is a real threat as of the posting of this article. Since the 2024 Presidential Election results, the establishment of the “Department of Government Efficiency” (DOGE) and the appointments of cartoonish like individuals…
We Endorse Kamala Harris
Our Political Background We endorse Kamala Harris because Democracy matters. For over a decade, our group has refrained from expressing political opinions, focusing instead on federal employee pay, benefits, and employment due process—all of which were attacked by Mr. Trump.…
PROJECT 2025 Federal Employee Pay and Benefits
If implemented, components of the now infamous Project 2025 will specifically target all aspects of federal employee pay and benefits, much in the same way MAGA Republicans proposed in March of 2024.
The Evidence File
The term “evidence file” has many applications in the administration of certain personnel actions in the spectrum of federal employee and labor relations. “The evidence file” is often associated with a disciplinary (suspension of 14 days or less, reprimand, admonishment) or…
EEOC Discontinued Use of PCI Form
As stated earlier, the PCI form appeared a significant departure from previous discovery and acknowledgement order processes, authorized via an EEOC Acknowledgement Order, that seemingly intended to significantly limit discovery. However, it appears the EEOC discontinued use of the PCI form as of January 10, 2024, as indicated by the screen shot below of an acknowledgment order recently received by a client dated February 7, 2024.
Requests for Admissions Excluded from EEO Discovery?
Requests for Admissions in the EEOC discovery phase is a very important, but often underrated component of discovery. It now appears at risk.
EEOC or MSPB Motion for Stay
An EEOC or MSPB Motion for Stay is made by one party (sometimes both parties in a joint motion) in an EEOC (Equal Employment Opportunity Commission) or MSPB (Merit Systems Protection Board) case to temporarily halt the proceedings of the…