Federal employment law · Federal employees · Nationwide
When your federal career is on the line, the clock is already running.
Proposed removals and MSPB appeals, federal-sector EEO complaints, and whistleblower reprisal, for federal employees at any agency, anywhere in the country.
Representation is billed hourly against a retainer set for your matter. The consultation fee is not credited toward it.
Which of these is you?
You received a proposed removal, suspension, or demotion, or one just took effect
The reply window on a proposal is often 7 to 30 days. Once an action takes effect, most MSPB appeals must be filed within 30 days.
You are facing discrimination, harassment, or a denied accommodation
You have 45 calendar days from the act to contact an EEO counselor. That clock does not pause while you decide what to do.
Things turned bad after you reported something
Reassignment, a lowered appraisal, or a sudden proposal after a disclosure or an EEO complaint can be unlawful reprisal.
Fired and not sure which of these fits? Start with wrongful termination. →
These periods apply in most cases, and the trigger date varies with the action and how you received notice of it. Contacting a lawyer or submitting a form does not stop a deadline.
Who you will work with
A practice built by a former agency litigator
Joshua N. Rose spent ten years representing a federal agency in MSPB and EEOC litigation before moving to the employee side. He knows how agencies build a removal and where the record is weakest, because he used to write those records.
- Admitted
- DC, Maryland, U.S. Supreme Court, eight federal courts of appeals
- Peer rating
- AV Preeminent (Martindale-Hubbell, 2026)
- Forums
- MSPB, EEOC, OSC, U.S. district courts
Talk to a federal employment attorney
A free ten-minute screening confirms you are a federal employee and what deadline you are on. It is not legal advice. A $250 consultation with Joshua N. Rose tells you what claims you have and what to do first.