The LC interrogated the employees' respective contracts of employment and found that one employee had not agreed to work overtime at the commencement of his employment like his fellow employees, thus there was no binding contractual agreement to work overtime insofar as he was concerned. While two...
In 1978, Congress created two new agencies to hear and resolve claims from federal employees who said they had been mistreated, demoted or fired for improper reasons. One was the Merit Systems Protection Board, while the Federal Labor Relations Authority hears grievance claims from unionized employee...
Judge: Fired state employees can return to work
Rights of fired employees Private employment is “at will” in most cases, meaning that employers can terminate their employees at any time, and for any reason—as long as it’s not illegal, discriminatory or in violation of a contract. However, terminated employees have certain rights, one o...
Agencies are already in the process of firing probationary employees who have not yet been employed long enough to get federal employee protections. Some of the most-affected agencies include the Social Security Administration, which fired more than 5,000 workers and the Department of Energy, which...
Trump said the federal government “can help them out with the money.” The president told Hannity that “Los Angeles has changed everything” on Capitol Hill, since “a lot of money” will be needed to rebuild fire-ravaged areas. Trump and some other Republicans hav...
If your business is forced to close due to a natural disaster or economic downturn, you may suddenly find yourself looking for help. Regular employees are eligible for unemployment benefits from the government. For business owners, however, eligibility can be slightly complicated. Here’s how to ...
of that treatment. Elon Musk’sDepartment of Government Efficiency (DOGE)cutdozens of contractsit dismissed as “woke” and wasteful. It gutted the Institute of Education Sciences, which gathers data on the nation’s academic progress, and the administration hasfired or suspendedscores of employees...
Legislation to give greater protection to people who expose corporate or government misbehavior externally (after having received no satisfaction internally)is being introduced in a number of countries. In America, it focuses on informants among federal employees. According to Billy Garde, a lawyer ...
The Trump administration’sfiring and furloughing of tens of thousandsoffederal workers and contractorshave obviously caused economic hardship for Americans employed in national parks, research labs and dozens of government agencies. Related articleHHS cuts 10,000 employees in major...