Federal employees have a lot of rights that they don't know about. Unfortunately managers at federal agencies don't want employees to know about those rights.
Federal employees who have been terminated, suspended or demoted from their job can appeal that action to the U.S. Merit Systems Protection Board or MSPB. So can US employees who feel they have been the victims of harassment or unfair treatment. Yet many workers don't take advantage of this right because they don't know about it. Others don't want to appeal their case because they don't know anything about federal employment law.
Employees of federal agencies have the right to retain a private attorney to represent them before the MSPB. Persons can hire their own lawyers to file all the paperwork necessary and guide them through the appeals process.
There is no reason for anybody at any federal agency to accept a demotion, suspension or termination or put up with harassment or unfair treatment. A person can hire a lawyer to fight those actions and get their job back or at least negotiate a responsible financial settlement.
Federal Employment Law Attorneys
There are lawyers who specialize in helping employees of the federal government fight decisions that affect their employment. For example MSPB lawyers are specialists in helping individuals with the appeals process.
Other attorneys are experts on areas of federal law such as the Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act. These lawyers have all sorts of legal knowledge that management and upper management at federal agencies don't want people to know about.
There are private practice attorneys and law firms that specialize in this area of the law. That's right there are lawyers who help US government employees exercise their rights and fight unfair decisions.
Many of these litigators are former legal counsel for federal agencies. This means that they've sat on the other side of the table and know how federal agencies operate. They know what rights government workers have and how the system deprives individuals of those rights.
How to Protect Your Rights
A federal government employee or former US government employee who feels that he or she has been treated unfairly or is being treated unfairly should contact a federal employment law attorney as soon as possible.
The law firm of Kitchens, New & Cleghorn specializes in MSPB law and federal employment law. Partner Joyce E. Kitchens is a former assistant district counsel for the US Department of Veterans Affairs and a past president of the Federal Bar Association. She has represented both the government and individuals before the Merit Systems Protection Board.
The firm offers free consultations for any employee who thinks she or he has been unfairly treated by a US agency.