OPM Reopened Comments. We’re Defending Your Right to a Fair Process.
Southworth PC has completed a supplemental opposition to OPM’s proposed changes. Read what the new evidence does—and does not—show, and learn how to comment by September 29.
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Federal Employees Deserve a Fair Fight. We’re Opposing the EEOC’s Proposed Rewrite.
When your career is at stake, you should have a fair chance to challenge the government's version of what happened. That protection matters before you ever need an employment lawyer. It matters when you apply for a promotion, request a workplace accommodation, or...
Considering a Federal EEO Case? FAQs About the EEOC’s Proposed Changes
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....
EEOC’s Proposed Changes: FAQs for Current Southworth PC Clients
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...
EEOC’s Proposed Federal EEO Changes: What Federal Employees Need to Know Now
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...
The EEOC Votes August 26 on Rewriting the Federal EEO Process. The Public Still Can’t Read the Plan.
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...
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OPM’s Proposed Federal Employee NDA Is Missing Words the Law Requires. We Filed a Formal Comment Asking OPM to Withdraw It.
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...
Schedule Policy/Career: Tips for Federal Employees Impacted by the June 3, 2026 Executive Order
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...
What I See in the New Federal Employee NDA — Five Concerns
Yesterday, the Office of Personnel Management filed a draft governmentwide nondisclosure agreement that two million federal employees could be asked to sign. Many of you have asked for my thoughts. I spent yesterday and early this morning reading the actual four-page...