Federal Employees Become "At-Will": Ending Job Security Protections.
This bill converts the employment status of most federal executive branch workers to "at-will," allowing them to be dismissed for any reason, good, bad, or none at all. This drastically reduces job security and limits the right to appeal adverse personnel actions. The legislation also abolishes the Merit Systems Protection Board (MSPB), the primary body handling employee appeals.
Key points
Most federal government employees lose job security protections and can be removed without cause.
The Merit Systems Protection Board (MSPB), the main appeal body for federal workers, is eliminated.
Appeals related to discrimination or whistleblower retaliation are redirected to the U.S. Court of Appeals or the EEOC.
The change aims to streamline the removal of underperforming staff but reduces the independence and stability of the civil service.
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