Southworth PC Federal Employment Attorneys Ianna Richardson and Rachel Guo recently settled a case on behalf of our client, a former federal employee. The settlement involves the reinstatement of our client, a raise for our client, and the payment of our client's...
Southworth PC Settles Wrongful Termination Case For Former Federal Employee
"We have all heard the old adage: steer clear of talking about religion and politics. While these topics fuel passionate debates, such discussion is not often worthy of termination," say Jesse Kelly, Senior Associate at Southworth PC. Attorneys Jesse Kelly and Shaun...
Settled: Southworth PC Settles MSPB Suspension and Demotion Case
Southworth PC federal employee attorneys Shaun Southworth and Georgia Lawrence recently settled a case before the Merit Systems Protection Board. "We are pleased we were able to resolve a case where our client we believe faced false allegations and consequently was...
Southworth PC Saves Federal Career: Removal is Mitigated
At the beginning of November, Southworth PC learned it had saved another federal employee’s career. After our federal employment attorneys Shaun Southworth and Jesse Kelly tried the case before the Merit Systems Protection Board, the Board found the Agency’s removal...
Agency Cancels Removal of Southworth PC Client; Federal Career Saved
Earlier this year, a large federal agency proposed the removal of our client. After receiving the proposed removal, our client contacted our federal employment attorneys with much experience in federal careers defense. Senior Associate Jesse Kelly worked with our...
MSPB Orders Southworth PC Client Reinstated; Finds Constitutional Violations
Our federal employee attorneys achieved another victory in a case against the Department of Justice. Federal employees have constitutional property interests in their continued employment, so removing them from federal service requires due process. At many points...
My boss just proposed disciplinary action against me. Can you believe it? What next?
If you are a federal employee who has just learned that someone is proposing to discipline you (for instance, maybe they are seeking a proposed demotion or even to terminate your federal career altogether), you might have some questions. These could include: what...
Is my federal agency discriminating against me?
What is discrimination? Well, the answer is it depends. Many people personally have a definition of discrimination. Also our society tends to have a consensus about what discrimination is, though there are particular and predictable opinions among some members of...
