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I try discrimination cases for a living. The hardest element to prove is almost never the harm. It is intent. Agencies rarely write down that they acted because of someone's disability, so the law lets us prove intent the way juries and fact-finders have always...
If you are facing discrimination, harassment, retaliation, or a disability accommodation problem in federal employment, the news about the EEOC’s proposal may leave you wondering whether you can still act—and whether you should wait. You can still pursue your rights....
If Southworth PC represents you in a federal EEO matter, you may be wondering whether the EEOC’s proposed changes affect your case, your next deadline, or the work we are doing together. The August 26 vote did not put new rules into effect. Continue following your...
If you have a federal discrimination case—or are deciding whether to bring one—take a breath. The EEOC’s August 26 vote did not change the rules governing your case. The Commission voted to advance a proposed rule. It did not put a final rule into effect. That does...
On Wednesday, August 26, 2026, at 10:00 a.m. Eastern, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission will hold an open meeting to vote on whether to publish a proposed rule titled "Revision and Update to 29 CFR Part 1614" (RIN 3046-AB46). Part 1614 is the regulation that...
The short version: On July 2, the Office of Personnel Management and the Merit Systems Protection Board jointly proposed a rule called "Promoting Employee Accountability," 91 Fed. Reg. 40444. It rewrites nearly every procedure federal employees use to defend their...
Southworth PC is proud to share that our CEO, attorney Shaun Southworth, was published in Law360’s Expert Analysis section on Monday, June 22, 2026. Shaun’s article, “Why Private Sector Should Watch Gov’t DEI Firing Class Bid,” examines Fell v. Trump, a class action...
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The Office of Personnel Management is proposing something new: a single, governmentwide nondisclosure agreement that federal agencies could require employees to sign — at hiring, during onboarding, or at any point in your career. Under the draft, refusing to sign...
Quick read: On June 3, 2026, the President signed an executive order placing approximately 8,000 federal positions into a new excepted-service category called Schedule Policy/Career — the renamed Schedule F. For positions covered by the order, the Chapter 75 adverse...