MSPB Judge’s Handbook
Whether you are a union representative representing an employee in an adverse action under appeal at the Merit Systems Protection Board, or you are an employee representing yourself, the MSPB Judge’s...
View ArticleGOP Proposing Wide-Scale Pension Cuts
New Wave of Attacks Underway Against Federal Employees Republicans are once again targeting federal employees. On March 3, 2015, Republican Congressman Bruce Westerman (R-AR) introduced H.R. 1230...
View ArticleBREAKING: GOP Proposing Additional Pay-Cuts
New Wave of Attacks Continues with New Congress We just posted last week about new Republican legislation aimed at Federal employee pensions. We just learned Republican Congressman Tom Rice (R-SC)...
View ArticleBREAKING: Republican House Passes Federal Pay Cuts
Republican Budget Will Cut Take Home Pay of Current Federal Employees 5 Percent The first round (not the only round) of Republican proposals significantly cutting real take-home pay of federal...
View ArticleBREAKING (updated): Senate Also Passes Federal Pay Cuts
Senate Agrees with House GOP Budget Budget To Cut Take Home Pay of Current Federal Employees 5 Percent In a unified budget attempt, on March 27, 2015, Senate Republicans also passed massive pay cuts...
View ArticleDisability Retirement Insanity?
Maybe, Maybe Not- You Decide Federal employee disability retirement applications are often confusing to employees. However, outcomes are generally not. It has been our collective experience,...
View ArticleTime is Critical
Recently, our consultants were contacted by clients notified by their respective agencies that the agency was proposing removal from employment. In all cases, the affected employees (clients) waited...
View ArticleLast Chance Agreements
Last chance agreements (LCA’s) and settlements contain terms agreed to by an employee, or former employee, and the agency, in which the employee is provided an opportunity to retain (or return to)...
View ArticleDue Process in Federal Service
MSPB Issues Comprehensive Report and Explanation As senior level Employee and Labor Relations Specialists, we can directly attest to the fact federal employees are routinely fired (removed from federal...
View ArticlePerformance Standards & Plans
The technical topic of performance standards and plans (standards are contained in plans) is typically confusing for federal managers, union officials, and employees alike. Performance standards and...
View ArticleInformedFed Operational Status
As of May 29, 2015, Informed Fed Operational Status: Limited Operation There will be limited availability of consultants for initial consultations from May 29, 2015 through June 7, 2015. If you...
View ArticlePerformance Appraisals: Mid-Year Reviews
It seems as if we were just discussing end of year performance appraisals for federal employees and here come mid-year reviews. Performance evaluations, also called performance appraisals, performance...
View ArticleWhat Our Clients Say
Testimonial From a Client Thank you for helping me prepare for MSPB and settlement negotiations. They were surprised at my ability to counter their claims based on the briefings you prepared for me....
View Article“In Lieu Of” Removal
Federal employees faced with removal possess the ability to resign prior to the effective date of the removal action. Employees otherwise eligible for retirement maintain the ability to retire prior...
View ArticleWhen Not to Fire Your Attorney
At InformedFed, our primary objective is providing expert consultation to employees affected by proposed or final adverse personnel actions or otherwise engaging administrative processes such as...
View ArticleAFGE Sues OPM Over Data Breach
Breaking News: The American Federation of Government Employees (AFGE) announced yesterday, June 29, 2015, that it filed a class action lawsuit against the Office of Personnel Management (OPM)...
View ArticleMSPB Mock Hearing & Training
Whether you are new to Merit Systems Protection Board (MSPB) processes or already a practitioner, both MSPB and the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) provide valuable training materials. Among them...
View ArticleAdministrative Leave & Authorized Absence
The terms Administrative Leave and Authorized Absence are essentially synonymous (we will use the term Administrative Leave for the purposes of this post). These are common terms that refer to the...
View ArticleYet Another EEO Process Chart
One of the most common questions we receive concerns the Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) complaint process. Yes, without question, the process can be very confusing to the uninitiated. This is why...
View ArticleReasonable Accommodation
Reasonable Accommodation May Lead to Unexpected Consequences This article is not intended to provide detailed instructions in applying for Reasonable Accommodation. Each circumstance and set of facts...
View Article
