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Supreme Court Case Could Reshape Federal Protections civil service protections federal employment mindfulness mspb supreme court Apr 16, 2025

There’s a Supreme Court showdown unfolding that every federal employee should be paying attention to. It centers on the case Trump v. Wilcox, and it may dramatically reshape how independent federal ag...

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Probationary Employees, Due Process, and the Power of MSPB dueprocess federalemployment mindfulness mspb probationaryemployees Mar 25, 2025

In a case that has sent ripples through the federal workforce, the Trump administration recently asked the Supreme Court to block a ruling requiring the rehiring of 16,000 federal workers—most of them...

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Mass Firings of Federal Employees: What You Need to Know employee rights federal employment federal workplace government jobs mspb Mar 20, 2025

Recent mass firings of federal employees have created a legal and bureaucratic mess. Over 24,000 probationary federal employees were terminated under questionable circumstances, and now, courts are st...

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MSPB Grants Temporary Reprieve to Fired Probationary Federal Employees federal employment federal job termination merit systems protection board mspb probationary employee rights Feb 26, 2025

If you’re a probationary federal employee who has been fired—or if you’re worried about losing your job—you need to pay attention. The Merit Systems Protection Board (MSPB) just reinstated six recentl...

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