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SUMMARY:Reduction in Force – What Federal Attorneys Need to Know
DESCRIPTION:**Program hosted in (ET) Time Zone** \nFederal agencies regularly face structural and budgetary changes that can significantly impact personnel decisions. When a federal agency must abolish positions\, Reduction in Force (RIF) regulations determine whether an employee keeps his or her present position\, or whether the employee has a right to a different position. In this CLE\, Heather Tenney\, Esq. will provide a legal overview of RIF procedures for employees and members of the Senior Executive Service (SES). \nLearn how RIF is used to restructure the workforce\, including the legal factors that determine employee retention\, and specifics regarding the different procedures/process for SES members who are top-level federal executives positioned just below Presidential appointees. \nREGISTER TODAY!\nPresented by the Federal Bar Association’s Federal Career Service Division and co-sponsored by the FBA’s District of Columbia Chapter \n\nAbout the Presenter\n \nHeather Tenney\, Partner\, Tully Rinckey PLLC \nHeather Tenney\, Esq.\, LL.M. is a Partner in Tully Rinckey PLLC’s military law\, federal employment\, and national security law practice groups. She currently serves as the primary attorney for consultation in these areas. Heather brought her skills as an advocate and negotiator to Tully Rinckey after honorably serving with the US Army’s JAG Corps\, and the results speak for themselves. At the firm\, she focuses on military law; federal employment\, EEO and discrimination litigation; disciplinary investigation and MSPB litigation\, disability retirement\, and national security clearance representation. Heather’s representation in national security and security clearance cases range from high-level military officers to covert operation officers of the CIA\, NRO\, FBI\, DIA and a range of other intelligence agencies. Heather currently serves as Treasurer for the National Security Lawyers Association (NSLA). \nHeather possesses years of experience representing officers and enlisted service members in complex legal matters\, including courts-martial\, adverse command actions against troops such as administrative separations\, Article 15 matters\, and other forms of non-judicial punishments. Additionally\, Heather protects service members from employment discrimination by asserting their rights under the Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act. As a Veteran\, Heather is uniquely positioned to advise veterans in achieving optimal outcomes on claims and appeals for benefits that they have earned from the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs. She assists veterans in upgrading their discharges to honorable and helps ROTC cadets avoid losing their scholarships. She advises individuals with federal debt issues\, as well. Her knowledge of the federal government and the military allows her to also provide skilled representation in security clearance litigation\, congressional and employment investigations\, whistleblower retaliation\, and disability retirement\, and other federal employment matters. Heather represents federal and private sector employees in investigations and cases in front of the Merit Systems Protection Board (MSPB)\, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) and the Office of Special Counsel (OSC). \nPrior to joining Tully Rinckey PLLC\, Heather was an attorney and advisor with the U.S. Army Claims Service. There she supervised\, investigated and determined the appropriate course of action for tort claims including medical malpractice\, wrongful death\, personal injury\, and property damage alleged against the \nU.S. Army under to the Federal Tort Claims Act (FTCA)\, the Military Claims Act (MCA) and the Foreign Claims Act (FCA). Heather has insight that few attorneys possess regarding the way the military handles torts claims\, which she uses to assist clients with their actions against the U.S. Government for damages. \nHeather served as both a senior and trial defense counsel with the U.S. Army Trial Defense Service in Korea and at Fort Bragg\, North Carolina. While with Trial Defense Service\, she provided criminal and administrative legal services to a community of over 50\,000 service members. She represented and advised soldiers at all phases of trial and administrative hearings. Heather began her career as a prosecutor and legal aid attorney in the Office of the Staff Judge Advocate in Fort Benning\, Georgia. \n\nRegistration\nRegister Here!\n\nLive Broadcast | FBA Member: $0\nLive Broadcast | Nonmember: $95\nOn-Demand Broadcast | FBA Member: $50\nOn-Demand Broadcast | Nonmember: $95\n\n  \n\nCLE\nPlease note: CLE for this webinar has not been pre-approved.\nMyLaw and the FBA will seek 1.0 General CLE credit hours in 60-minute states\, and 1.2 General CLE credit hours in 50-minute states. \nPosted credit hours are estimated and subject to respective state approval and rounding rules. CLE qualifications vary by state/jurisdiction. \nFor questions regarding this program\, please contact MyLaw CLE by email: registration@mylawcle.com or phone: 877-406-8636.
URL:https://www.fedbar.org/event/reduction-in-force-what-federal-attorneys-need-to-know/
CATEGORIES:District of Columbia Chapter,Federal Career Service Division
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