Reverse Discrimination in the Workplace—What You Should Know
Reverse Discrimination in the Workplace—What You Should Know Mar 27, 2025 | By Aaron D. Wersing | Read Time: 3 minutes Federal Disability We all know that discrimination in the workplace is unacceptable, and we all know that no federal employee should have to put up with it. However, not everyone knows that all kinds of discrimination are illegal. When […]
Return to In-Person Work Executive Order for Federal Employees Administered by Trump
Return to In-Person Work Executive Order for Federal Employees Administered by Trump Feb 19, 2025 | By Aaron D. Wersing | Read Time: 4 minutes Federal Employment Law President Trump’s new mandate ending remote work for most federal employees has recently rocked the federal workforce. Although Trump had long suggested this was a priority for his administration, many federal employees […]
What Is the MSPB Discovery Process & Why Is It Important?
What Is the MSPB Discovery Process & Why Is It Important? Feb 19, 2025 | By Aaron D. Wersing | Read Time: 4 minutes Federal Employment Law For federal employees, preparing your appeal to the Merit Systems Protection Board (MSPB) can feel complex and intimidating. Even though it’s your legal right to challenge unfair or unjust adverse employment actions, many […]
MSPB and Affirmative Defenses: What You Should Know
MSPB and Affirmative Defenses: What You Should Know Feb 19, 2025 | By Aaron D. Wersing | Read Time: 4 minutes MSPB Federal workers facing potential suspension, demotion, or removal often feel like the deck is stacked against them. Fortunately, federal law offers civil servants some key tools for challenging unfair agency actions, including the right to assert an affirmative […]
Overview of COLA for Federal Employees
Overview of COLA for Federal Employees Feb 11, 2025 | By Aaron D. Wersing | Read Time: 4 minutes Federal Employment Law Annual cost-of-living adjustments (COLA) safeguard the financial security of federal retirees and their loved ones. Every year, the government calculates and pays out COLA to help offset the toll that rising inflation takes on federal retirement benefits. Most […]
Can You Still Work While on FERS Disability?
Can You Still Work While on FERS Disability? Feb 3, 2025 | By Aaron D. Wersing | Read Time: 4 minutes FERS Disability Many federal employees rest easy knowing they have a disability retirement option in the federal government. Under the Federal Employees Retirement System (FERS), employees who are unable to perform their job duties due to a medical problem […]
What Is Federal Employee Sick Leave Abuse?
Can You Still Work While on FERS Disability? Feb 3, 2025 | By Aaron D. Wersing | Read Time: 2 minutes Federal Employment Law Federal employees may at times face the temptation to call in sick so they can have an unscheduled day off. Federal employee sick leave abuse is a serious issue that all federal employees should try to […]
Absence Without Leave (AWOL): Guidance for Federal Employees Nationwide
Absence Without Leave (AWOL): Guidance for Federal Employees Nationwide Feb 3, 2025 | By Aaron D. Wersing | Read Time: 2 minutes Federal Employment Law AWOL, which stands for ‘Absence Without Leave,’ is a term commonly used in work settings. It refers to an employee’s unauthorized absence from their duty or workplace without prior approval. When an employee goes AWOL, […]
Who Can Appeal Adverse Actions to the MSPB?
Absence Without Leave (AWOL): Guidance for Federal Employees Nationwide Jan 9, 2025 | By Aaron D. Wersing | Read Time: 3 minutes MSPB When you’re a federal employee, learning you’re the subject of a proposed adverse action can be frustrating and confusing—especially if you think your agency is acting unjustly. However, unlike many private-sector workers, federal employees don’t necessarily have […]
What Conditions Are Considered Disabilities?
What Conditions Are Considered Disabilities? Jan 9, 2025 | By Aaron D. Wersing | Read Time: 3 minutes FERS Disability If you find yourself on this web page right now, you probably already know a bit about the Federal Employees Retirement System (FERS). Under the FERS retirement disability program, workers who find themselves injured or otherwise disabled receive employment security […]