Category Archives: Federal Employment Law
Your Rights Under the Rehabilitation Act: Reasonable Accommodations in Federal Employment
You need something to change at work because of a medical condition, and you’re not sure if asking will help you or hurt you. Section 501 of the Rehabilitation Act settles that question. It requires every federal agency to provide a reasonable accommodation to a qualified employee with a disability, and it protects you… Read More »
Your Rights During OIG and Administrative Investigations
An investigator from your agency’s Office of Inspector General (OIG) calls and wants you to come in for an interview. Nobody tells you what happens if you say no, or what happens if you say yes and answer the wrong question. Federal employee investigations carry real rights, whether the interview is voluntary or compelled…. Read More »
What Does the Office of Special Counsel Actually Do? When Federal Employees Should File With OSC
You reported a problem at work, and now something’s different. Maybe your last review dropped for no clear reason, you got moved to a worse shift, or a security clearance review opened up right after you spoke up. The U.S. Office of Special Counsel (OSC) exists to investigate exactly that pattern. It’s the federal… Read More »
How to File an EEO Complaint as a Federal Employee: Deadlines, Process, and Mistakes to Avoid
Something happened at work, and you’re fairly sure it wasn’t okay. Maybe it was a denied promotion that went to someone less qualified, a write-up that came right after you complained about your supervisor, or treatment that felt different because of your race, age, or disability. You’ve been turning it over for days, wondering… Read More »
How the Federal Grievance and Arbitration Process Works Under Your Collective Bargaining Agreement
Getting disciplined in a federal job feels different when a union has your back. Your collective bargaining agreement (CBA) probably gives you a path to grieve it, maybe all the way to arbitration. But here’s what almost nobody explains upfront: filing that grievance can quietly shut the door on other options, like an appeal… Read More »
The 14 Prohibited Personnel Practices: What Federal Managers Can’t Legally Do to You
You raised a safety concern to your agency’s inspector general. Two weeks later, your supervisor pulled you off your normal assignment, buried you in undesirable duties, or rewrote your last performance review. That timing is likely not a coincidence. Federal law lists exactly 14 actions a manager, supervisor, or agency official cannot take against… Read More »
Placed on a PIP as a Federal Employee? What Happens Next Matters More Than You Think
Legally Review by Christopher Jones Capovilla & Williams exclusively represents federal employees. We do not represent state, county, municipal, or private-sector workers. A Performance Improvement Plan can feel like a formality — a chance to “fix a few things” and move on. In the federal system, it’s rarely that simple. A PIP is often… Read More »
Federal Employment Law on MJT Podcast
In this episode of MJT, retired Air Force Colonel and JAG Chris Jones joins Robert Capovilla to discuss the nuts and bolts of federal employment law, including common types of cases, remedies and options available to employees, pitfalls to avoid, and recommendations for protecting your rights and interests. To listen to the full episode,… Read More »
