Information about the Office of Personnel Management's (OPM) January 2025 memo regarding the Schedule Policy/Career classification for federal employees.| Alden Law Group, PLLC
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
On January 28, 2025, “hr@opm.gov” transmitted to almost all federal employees an email with the subject “Fork in the Road,” purporting to offer a deferred resignation program. The email offered federal employees until February 6, 2025, to submit a “Deferred Resignation Letter,” committing to a resignation effective September 30, 2025, to allow certain federal employees to avoid […] The post An Employment Lawyer’s Analysis of OPM’s Sample Deferred Resignation Agreement appe...| Alden Law Group, PLLC
On January 28, 2025, hr@opm.gov transmitted to almost all federal employees an email with the subject “Fork in the Road,” purporting to offer a “deferred resignation program. The email provides federal employees until February 6, 2025, to sign “Deferred Resignation Letter,” committing to a resignation effective September 30, 2025. We strongly urge federal employees to […] The post Caution – “Deferred Resignation Program” – is not a “Buyout” appeared first on Alden La...| Alden Law Group, PLLC