On April 21, 2025, the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) published a proposed rule to the Federal Register that would allow the President and OPM to fire a whole class of federal employees without warning, reason, or due process. OPM estimates that around 50,000 federal workers will be placed in the new job category. The […] The post OPM Proposes New Rule to Make It Easier to Fire Thousands of Civil Servants appeared first on Alden Law Group, PLLC.| Alden Law Group, PLLC
This morning, the Office of Personnel Management’s (OPM) Acting Director Charles Ezell issued a memorandum to all heads and acting heads of agencies entitled Guidance on Implementing President Trump’s Executive Order titled, “Restoring Accountability To Policy-Influencing Positions Within the Federal Workforce”. What is Schedule Career/Policy? The memo provides “guideposts” for the characteristics of positions that […] The post OPM issues guidance on Schedule Career/Policy appea...| Alden Law Group, PLLC
On his first day back in office, President Trump issued several executive orders directly impacting the federal workforce. These actions include reinstating the controversial “Schedule F” classification (now called “Schedule Career/Policy“), which reclassifies certain civil service positions to make it easier to hire and fire federal employees involved in policy-making roles. Additionally, he has mandated […] The post President Trump issues Executive Orders regarding Federal Workfor...| Alden Law Group, PLLC