Monthly Archives: March 2025
LOOKING AHEAD TO THE TRUMP RIFS At the White House’s request agencies are preparing their systems to execute RIF’s in the next few months. One defense to a RIF is to argue that it has an inordinate impact on one … Continue reading
BE ON THE LOOKOUT (BOLO ALERT) The senseless, wasteful, vindictive RIFs are coming. Most unions have negotiated RIF procedures into their agreements, which is going to seriously damage their ability to demand negotiations before the RIF can take place. That’s … Continue reading
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WHAT RETURNING PROBATIONERS ARE NOW OWED Now that thousands of probationary employees are coming back to their desks, it is time to pay attention to the remedies they are entitled to. It is a longer list than you might imagine. … Continue reading
UNEMPLOYMENT BENEFITS IN A RIF, MASS FIRING OF PROBATIONERS, DIRECTED REASSIGNMENT REMOVAL OR DEFERRED RESIGNATION The lethal litigators at the Gilbert Employment Laws, PC in Silver Spring Maryland are working hard to help federal employees. They not only filed a … Continue reading
“SHE IS ON MEDICATION” A supervisor asked a contractor to keep an eye on an employee who had yelled and cursed on the job that day and to report back to him about any further incidents. The supervisor then told … Continue reading
OOPS, THEY DID IT AGAIN. SELECTING OFFICIALS WHO CAN’T EXPLAIN THEIR ACTIONS Like Brittany Spears’ song, some selecting officials are still getting “lost in the game,” and in the process hurting those around them. In this case, an employee over … Continue reading