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Federal RIFs: What You Need to Know and How to Protect Yourself career protection federal employee rights federal employment mindfulness at work reduction in force Feb 27, 2025

A major shift may be coming for federal employees. The Office of Management and Budget (OMB) and the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) have issued a new memo outlining a two-phase plan for workforc...

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How Federal Employees Should Handle the OPM Email Request employee stress management federal career protection federal employee rights opm guidance workplace mindfulness Feb 24, 2025

If you’re a federal employee who received an email from OPM asking for five bullet points on your work activities, you may be wondering how to respond—especially as major agencies like the Pentagon, F...

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Supreme Court’s Ruling on Independent Federal Officials: What Federal Employees Need to Know federal employee rights government job security mindfulness at work whistleblower protection workplace stress management Feb 22, 2025

A recent Supreme Court decision has raised important questions about job security and independence within federal agencies. While the ruling may seem like a temporary victory for government watchdog H...

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Protect Your Federal Career: Avoiding AWOL & Disciplinary Mistakes awol defense federal employee rights federal employment law return to office workplace discipline Feb 20, 2025

With return-to-work mandates rolling out, agencies are cracking down on telework. Many federal employees who have been working remotely for years now face strict orders to return to the office. If mis...

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Protect Your Federal Career: Prepare for Potential RIFs Now federal employee rights federal employment job protection mindfulness at work reduction in force Feb 20, 2025

If you’re a federal employee with civil service protections, it’s time to pay attention. Reports indicate that reductions in force (RIFs) may be on the horizon. While probationary employees have alrea...

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Federal Employees: Know Your Rights in the Reasonable Accommodation Process eeo guidance federal employee rights mindful federal employee workplace disability rights Feb 20, 2025

Navigating workplace accommodations as a federal employee can be frustrating, especially when agencies delay or dismiss requests. Under 29 CFR § 1630.2(o)(3) and EEOC guidance, federal agencies must e...

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Federal Layoffs and Restructuring: What You Need to Know federal employee rights federal employment job security mindfulness at work workforce reduction Feb 18, 2025

If you’re a federal employee, recent workforce reductions at agencies like the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) and USAID should be on your radar. A federal judge has temporarily paused lay...

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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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Fired From Federal Job During Probation? Here’s What You Need to Know federal employee rights federal employment federal probation mspb appeals whistleblower protections Feb 16, 2025

Losing your federal job during probation can feel like the end of the road, but it’s important to know that limited rights do not mean no rights. If you’ve been fired, you may still have legal options...

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Losing Your Federal Job Without Cause: What to Do Now federal career protection federal employee rights job loss recovery mindfulness at work workplace resilience Feb 16, 2025

If you’ve just been let go from your federal job without warning or cause, I want you to know—you are not alone. This is a brutal, unfair experience, and nothing I say will take that sting away. But r...

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OPM’s Last-Minute Shutdown: What Federal Employees Need to Know federal employee rights federal employment mindfulness at work opm policy Feb 13, 2025

If you’ve been following the latest developments with the Office of Personnel Management (OPM), you know how unpredictable federal employment policies can be. Recently, thousands of federal employees ...

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Your Rights as a Federal Employee: Still Here, Still Worth Fighting For eeo protections federal employee rights mindful federal employment Feb 09, 2025

If you’ve been watching the news, you might be feeling uneasy about the future of your federal career. You’re hearing rumors of agency shakeups, whispers about EEO protections disappearing, and wonder...

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