Federal Practice Group

What agencies and federal employees should know about the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act

The Pregnant Workers Fairness Act will require agencies to offer reasonable accommodations to employees who have “known limitations” stemming from…

Workforce Rights/Governance

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FILE - In this March 29, 2021 file photo, a worker readies syringes with the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine in Metairie, La. Moderna plans to expand the size of its study in younger children to better detect rare side effects. The company said Monday, July 26, 2021 it is in talks with the Food and Drug Administration to enroll more patients in its study of the vaccine in children under 12 years old and younger. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert, File)

Possible vaccine mandate for federal employees raises host of tricky questions, attorneys say

Workforce

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FILE- In this March 30, 2019, file photo the Dome of the U.S. Capitol Building is visible as cherry blossom trees bloom on the West Lawn in Washington. The number of people seeking U.S. unemployment benefits fell to its lowest level since late 1969, a sign that employers are holding onto their workers despite signs of a slowing economy. Weekly applications for jobless aid fell 10,000 to a seasonally adjusted 202,000, the Labor Department said Thursday, April 4. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik, FIle)

Congress again ponders the next round of whistleblower reform

Congress

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Complex appointments clause challenges throw some MSPB cases in limbo

Workforce Rights/Governance

In this Aug. 7, 2018 photo, a doctor performs an ultrasound scan on a pregnant woman at a hospital in Chicago. According to a study released on Wednesday, Aug. 8, 2018, first-time mothers at low risk of complications were less likely to need a cesarean delivery if labor was induced at 39 weeks instead of waiting for it to start on its own. Their babies fared better, too. (AP Photo/Teresa Crawford)

House passed bill would require better pregnancy accommodations

Workforce

Inspectors general on shaky ground after fast dismissals

Agency Oversight

SCOTUS clarifies age discrimination statute for feds

Workforce

Should federal employees get hazard pay during the pandemic?

Bicyclists and a pedestrian pass through a quiet Manhattan street, Thursday, March 26, 2020, during the coronavirus pandemic in New York. Because of Gov. Andrew Cuomo's

DOJ instructs state, local law enforcement to excuse feds traveling for work from lock downs

Workforce

FILE - This March 27, 2008, file aerial photo shows the Pentagon in Washington. The U.S. military wants to expand its use of artificial intelligence in warfare but says it will take care to deploy the technology in accordance with the nation’s values. The Pentagon outlined its first AI strategy on Tuesday, Feb. 12, 2019. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak, File)

Marijuana, space and Star Wars: 2019 was wild for the military, here’s what 2020 holds

Defense

DHS acting secretary departure prompts questions about Trump admin’s replacements

Federal Drive

Labor unions representing federal employees had a rough week

Debra D’Agostino joined Federal Drive to discuss the aftermath of a court decision this week on President Trump’s workforce executive orders.

Federal Drive

Despite court decision, unions still feel impacts of Trump’s workforce executive orders

At least three agencies have issued bargaining proposals that are similar to the provisions outlined in the President’s three workforce executive orders,…

Unions

Can the federal workforce be reorganized out of a job?

Reorganization

Heather White, federal employment lawyer and partner at the Federal Practice Group, thinks the proposed merger of the departments of Labor and Education may be a pretext to eliminate some of the functions of those agencies, water down their missions, and possibly even downsize their workforces.