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Performance and Conduct Best Practices in Federal Employment federal employee discipline federal employment rights performance improvement plans Mar 05, 2025

If you're a federal employee feeling anxious about your job security—especially when it comes to unfair discipline or performance-based actions—you are not alone. The reality is that agencies make mis...

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Protecting Your Federal Career: The Truth About Probationary Terminations Part 3 federal employee protections federal employment rights merit systems protection osc complaints probationary termination Mar 01, 2025

Losing your federal job during probation can feel sudden, unfair, and even unlawful. Many employees assume they have no rights, but that’s not always true. Some terminations violate federal civil serv...

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Protecting Your Federal Career: The Truth About Probationary Terminations Part 2 federal employment rights federal workforce protections merit systems protection probationary federal employees unlawful terminations Mar 01, 2025

If you’re a federal employee in your probationary period, you may have heard about agencies terminating workers under alleged performance issues. But what if those terminations aren’t about performanc...

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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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