Obtained disability retirement and a cash settlement for a postal employee, thus allowing him to relocate from Florida to New York to be with his family in order to recover from a medical condition.
Achieved reinstatement of a Federal Air Marshall with full back pay and benefits for a total compensation of over $100,000 after his termination.
Obtained reversal of a denial of disability retirement for a postal employee by the OPM, plus attorneys fees from the MSPB.
The Senate meanwhile has endorsed a plan that effectively would cut civilian DoD positions by 5 percent over several years, along with ordering a similar cut in contractor employees. Language requiring the cuts had been put in the annual DoD authorization bill months ago but that bill has been stalled since then. In taking up [...]
Congress has recessed until after the elections, with a measure that generally continues agency funding at about current levels through March being one of the last bills enacted until that lame duck session. The continuing resolution takes the place of regular appropriations bills, none of which have been enacted, for the fiscal year that starts [...]
Studies by think tanks and policy advocacy groups have projected a potential large impact on federal jobs, including furloughs, layoffs and potential early retirement and buyout offers. However, the actual impact would depend largely on how agency management decided to allocate the money that was available and whether reprogramming would be allowed. Much of the [...]
According to a statement from OPM, in FY 2011 the federal government hired the highest percentage of veterans in over 20 years. President Obama created the Veterans Employment Initiative to spur hiring veterans by helping federal agencies identify qualified veterans, clarify the hiring process for veterans seeking employment with the federal government, and help them [...]
Gov. Rick Perry has announced a new plan to balance the budget that has a direct impact on federal employees. The plan includes the elimination of earmarks as well as an end to bailouts. Perry also proposes that federal civilian hiring and salaries be frozen until the budget is balanced. Per Perry’s plan, “”The federal [...]
Earlier this week President Obama’s proposed jobs bill was sent to Congress for approval and last night it was published on White House’s official government website. Section 374 could be a shining light to many Americans that have been plagued with unemployment. This section, if the bill is approved, would prohibit employers from discriminating against [...]
