The Trump administration is looking to alter both the latitude and method for probationary federal employees to appeal an agency’s decision to fire them.

An employee takes time off (think FMLA or other protected leave), and then you need to take an adverse employment action. Can ...

Lilly’s severance pay plan is an employee benefits plan that pays benefits out of the company’s general assets and is governed by ERISA, according to the court. The plan expressly states that an ...

Employees who are preparing retirement should refer to the retirement webpage for more information. Provided below are the steps and information you will take when preparing for your separation from ...

Illegal firing – or wrongful termination – refers to firing someone for prohibited reasons, such as discriminatory or retaliatory behavior. Can you fire someone for no reason? While many employers ...

Employers often impose covenants not to compete upon employees in a variety of situations, frequently as a condition of employment. Although courts commonly enforce restrictive covenants if an ...

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At least 50 FEMA workers reportedly received termination notices ahead of the New Year. Terror charge filed in Jan. 6 case I ...

Several Voice of America employees based in Washington who received termination notices last week had those notices temporarily rescinded on Friday, the latest turn in the Trump administration’s ...

mployers who withheld taxes on severance pay granted to certain terminated employees may be entitled to refunds. In CSX Corp., 52 Fed. Cl. 208 (2002), the Court of Federal Claims approved the refund ...