So the agency manager making the decision then has got a lot of things to balance. But also the employees tenure of the employment, their type of appointment, their length of service and their performance ratings, are also factors that federal agency will have to consider in a reduction of force. It relies upon veterans preference, whether a particular employee has veteran’s preference. There’s factors that the agencies have to consider. Michael Fallings There are federal regulations that control the reduction of force procedures. Tom Temin And what is the proper process by which they decide who gets the boot and who gets to stay? Michael Fallings Yes, typically through the reorganizations that federal agencies will do when they’re looking to combine positions, consolidate different organizations, they’ll reduce their force and look to just have a particular person in that position. Tom Temin And have you seen that occur much in recent years?
Insight by LaunchDarkly: Learn how the Coast Guard, NSF and USAID are not only improving their enterprise environments but doing so in ways that best support their workforces in delivering services while also keeping federal data secure. Michael Fallings Typically, it’s reorganizations that result in job eliminations or shortages of funds from a particular organization that would cause a reduction in force.
But what causes reductions in force, in general, from your experience? They tend to be, I think, more spot applied because of a particular small agency or mission that might be affected. Tom Temin We haven’t seen a reduction in force. For a review, the Federal Drive with Tom Temin spoke with Tully Rinckey Managing Partner Michael Fallings. If that’s the case - or maybe you’re just worried - what exactly are your rights and options. But reductions-in-force have occurred occasionally over the years. There is little chance the layoffs that have affected some industries will affect government.
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