NARFE Federal Benefits Institute presents
Know Your Rights and Obligations Following Trump Federal Workforce Initiatives:
One Year Later
Thursday, January 22, 2026, 2:00 p.m. ET
The Trump Administration has taken many actions that have dramatically impacted the federal workforce, prompting discussions of their implications for government operations and public service. Join federal employment law expert, and former General Counsel of the U.S. Merit Systems Protection Board, Jim Eisenmann, Partner with Alden Law Group, PLLC, for an overview of the Trump Administration’s federal workforce initiatives over the last year. In this webinar, we will cover topics such as:
- Firings of hundreds of the Department of Justice attorneys without cause, including SES members
- Terminations of heads of independent federal agencies
- Return of Schedule F (now Schedule PC)
- Reductions in force
- Changes to probationary period rules
- Reasonable accommodation and telework
- Mass firings of probationary employees
- Eliminating Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) initiatives
- And more
A Q&A session will follow the presentation.
Join us at 2 pm EST on January 22, 2026, for a one-hour presentation, followed by one hour of Q&A to learn what rights you have and what your options are when navigating these executive orders.