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Civil Rights for Civil Servants

by Shaun Southworth and Lydia Taylor
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  • Federal EEO Process Changes: What the EEOC Is Proposing

    September 4, 2026 · 51 min

    The EEOC has published a proposed rewrite of the federal EEO process. Current Part 1614 procedures still govern today—but future filing, evidence development, and Administrative Judge access could change. Current as of September 4, 2026…

  • MSPB Appeal: The 30 Days That Decide Your Federal Career

    August 25, 2026 · 1 hr 27 min

    If your agency removes, demotes, or suspends you for more than 14 days, you have 30 calendar days to get to the Board. Miss it and the strongest case in the world never gets heard. Southworth PC attorneys Shaun Southworth and Lydia Taylor…

  • The Reasonable Accommodation Request, Start to Finish

    August 4, 2026 · 1 hr 26 min

    Your agency's return-to-office memo did not repeal the Rehabilitation Act. If "everyone back, no exceptions" is medically unworkable, the law still has an exception with your name on it. Southworth PC attorneys Shaun Southworth and Lydia…

  • The Federal EEO Complaint, Start to Finish — Mind the Clock

    July 17, 2026 · 57 min

    The strongest discrimination case in the world can end before anyone looks at the facts — because a federal employee missed a deadline nobody warned them about. Southworth PC attorneys Shaun Southworth and Lydia Taylor walk the federal EEO…

  • Probation and Beyond: Surviving The Most Dangerous Year of Your Federal Career

    July 3, 2026 · 1 hr 23 min

    Your probationary year is the year the law protects you least — and the year your agency can move you out without proving much of anything. Though these days, many people who have survived their probationary year feel like they're under…

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About the show

Civil Rights for Civil Servants is a biweekly podcast from Southworth PC, a federal employment law firm representing federal employees and applicants nationwide. Co-hosted by founding partner Shaun Southworth and partner Lydia Taylor, the show breaks down the rights, protections, and processes that shape federal careers — MSPB appeals, EEO complaints, whistleblower protections, RIFs, discipline, and due process — in plain English you can actually use. Each episode delivers straight, experience-based analysis: what the law actually says, where cases go wrong, and what federal employees can do to protect themselves. No spin, no fearmongering — just clear, steady guidance from attorneys who do this work every day. Whether you’re facing an adverse action, working through a complaint, or simply want to understand your rights before you need them, this is where federal employees get seen, taken seriously, and equipped. Learn more or talk to our team at attorneysforfederalemployees.com. Civil Rights for Civil Servants offers general information, not legal advice, and does not create an attorney-client relationship.