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Employment EEO Retaliation

You sent management an email complaining about discrimination. The next day, management fires you. The reasons they gave for firing you...

The EEOC Hearing Request Phase (For Federal Employees)

You received your EEO Report of Investigation ("ROI"), now what? When the EEO investigation concludes, you will receive the ROI a Notice...

Fired for Performance? Appeal to the MSPB

Removals Due to Performance Under Chapter 43 This article focuses on performance-based removals appealable to the Merit Systems...

Military Discrimination! Filing a USERRA Claim with MSPB

The Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act of 1994 or USERRA is a federal law designed to encourage non-career service...

Your Day in Federal Court

Although your status as a government or non-governmental employee does not matter for the purposes of whether you can bring a civil...

Sue your (Ex) Boss!

You've been fired! You want your boss...now your ex boss... to pay! Can you sue? Do you have a right to recover, even in an "at will"...

Decision to Remove, Demote, or Indefinitely Suspend You!

You've received a memo or letter proposing your removal, demotion, or indefinite suspension from federal service. You replied, and the...

Can I Sue if I'm Harassed?

Many employees experience harassment in the workplace. Oftentimes, it could be workplace differences over work assignments or...

EEO Complaints for Federal Employees - How Long is the Process?

Having litigated hundreds of EEO complaints for federal employees, I can answer a common question, how long does it take? Deadlines and...

Formal EEO Complaint and Investigation

This guidance is for federal sector employees filing an EEO Formal Complaint of Discrimination and participating in the EEO investigation....