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You may have seen the headlines: claims that tech giants are using artificial intelligence tools—like Elon Musk’s Grok AI—to monitor federal employees’ communications. While this might sound like scie...
Tax season is stressful enough for everyone. But imagine being the person behind the scenes—an IRS employee—trying to do your job amid forced return-to-office policies, internet outages, and literal s...
If you work in a federal agency or care about worker safety, now is the time to pay attention. Over 50 active OSHA investigations are currently underway into Elon Musk’s companies—Tesla, SpaceX, and T...
If you're a federal employee—especially at the Department of Defense—please take a deep breath and read carefully. Sweeping changes are underway. This week, the Pentagon launched one of the most signi...
If you’re an HHS employee who received a Reduction in Force (RIF) notice on April 1st, you already know this doesn’t feel like a coincidence—it feels like a punchline. But the reality is no joke. Fede...
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...
If you’ve been feeling a sense of unease lately, you’re not alone. Project 2025 is making waves across federal agencies—and many of you are already feeling the tremors. This 900-page plan, spearheaded...
As a federal employment attorney who's spent over 20,000 hours in this field, I often get asked the same sincere question: “Do I really need an attorney?” The concern is real. Legal help isn’t cheap—b...
If you're a federal employee, you may be feeling a mix of burnout, uncertainty, and quiet determination. You're not alone—and you're not imagining the pressure. Whether it's looming agency changes, th...
If you’re a federal employee counting on a class action lawsuit to shield you during a Reduction in Force (RIF) or agency restructuring, you might be setting yourself up for disappointment—or facing a...
In a legal development that’s raising eyebrows across the federal workforce, the Supreme Court has temporarily blocked a California judge’s order that would’ve required the Trump administration to rei...
A federal judge recently issued a major decision affecting thousands of probationary federal employees who were terminated during the Trump administration. While the original ruling promised nationwid...
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