DOJ instructs state, local law enforcement to excuse feds traveling for work from lock downs March 27, 2020 1:39 pm        Despite lock downs and travel restrictions that are beginning to spread across the country, many federal employees still need to go into work to provide essential services. That’s why, on March 20, the Office of […]

  SHUTTERSTOCK.COM Can’t Telework? 10 Tips for Feds Impacted by COVID-19 You may have options you’re not aware of. MARCH 23, 2020 05:34 PM ET CORONAVIRUS By RICARDO J.A. PITTS-WILEY If you are a federal employee who is not a telework program participant, it is important that you be aware of the options that may be […]

Tips for federal employees during the coronavirus Published on March 19, 2020 Ricardo Pitts-Wiley, federal employment attorney and partner at the Federal Practice Group was interviewed by Government Matters yesterday and has some very useful tips for federal employees seeking time off during this coronavirus crisis.  

Some federal workers can’t telework. Here are tips for what they can do. A Transportation Security Administration officer at Oakland International Airport screens a traveler on Wednesday. About 57 percent of federal employees are ineligible for telework opportunities. (Melina Mara/The Washington Post) By Joe Davidson Columnist March 19, 2020 at 6:00 a.m. EDT After numerous […]

When can the federal government lawfully terminate employees? By Joanna Friedman  March 13, 2020 4:03 pm   If you are a federal employee and have been following the news you might be wondering if the White House is checking you out to see if you are loyal to President Trump. If you are not found sufficiently […]

Don’t Forget to Consider the Relevant Time Period for Your Settlement Agreement By Louise Ryder on March 4, 2020 in Court Cases with Comments Earlier this month, the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit found in a precedential decision, Sánchez v. Dept. of Veterans Affairs, No. 2018-2171, that a term of a […]

The Postal Service Fired Thousands of Workers for Getting Injured While Delivering and Processing Your Mail USPS forced out 44,000 workers who got injured on the job. The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission says the effort, part of a five year program, violated the law. But the Postal Service has fought its workers’ claims since […]

Bait and Swindle: Why Federal Employees Should Never File Mixed Case Complaints Heather White February 21, 2020 The Fifth Circuit court of appeals recently decided a case which is the perfect illustration why federal employees should avoid filing mixed case complaints, at all costs. For those who have never had the pleasure, a mixed case […]

Debra D’Agostino, founding partner of the Federal Practice Group, authors a column that draws a comparison between Lt. Col. Alexander Vindman and Ernie Fitzgerald. Both were fired by presidents nearly 50 years apart and here is the column on Federal News Radio