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On June 3, 2026, President Donald Trump signed an executive order reclassifying certain career federal employee positions into Schedule Policy/Career (“Schedule P/C”) of the excepted...

Earlier this week, President Trump signed an executive order converting approximately 10,000 career federal employee to Schedule Policy/Career (“Schedule P/C”).  As a result, these employees...

The rule implementing Schedule Policy/Career (Schedule P/C) will go into effect next week, on March 9, 2026.  Here’s what you need to know: What is...

Politico recently quoted Senior Counsel Katherine Lease in an article about proposed changes to federal employee performance assessments.  The article, titled “Trump admin advances performance...

Alan Lescht and Associates, P.C., is proud to announce that Shareholder Nekeisha Campbell has been elected to the Metropolitan Washington Employment Lawyers Association (MWELA) Board...

Continuing in our exploration of employees’ First Amendment rights, we now turn to government contractors.  Can government contractors be fired for exercising free speech?  Of...

Following the assassination of Charlie Kirk, there were numerous media reports about employers firing or taking other disciplinary action against employees for making political comments...

Shareholder Courtney J. Mickman recently served as a panelist at the American Bar Association’s 19th Annual Labor and Employment Law Conference.  Leading professionals gathered at...