Law Office of Gay E. Gilson

The following are summaries of laws which are provided for educational and informational purposes and it is not intended to be legal advice. The communication of information found on this website does not result in the formation of a lawyer-client relationship. Legal claims have deadlines and statute of limitations in which a timely claim must be made or your legal rights will be lost.  You should seek the opinion of an attorney regarding the merits of your potential legal claim and the applicable deadlines and/or statute of limitations. 

Disciplinary Actions and Performance Actions

The office works with employees to respond to proposed disciplinary actions and performance actions and, if necessary, appeal actions to the Merit System Protection Board. 

Employment Discrimination

The office represents federal employees relevant to employment discrimination claims under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, as amended (discrimination based upon sexual harassment, gender, national origin, race, color, religion), the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (discrimination based upon disability), Age Discrimination in Employment Act(discrimination based upon age), Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act of 2008 (GINA) (discrimination based upon genetic information).  These claims have a different process to follow compared to non-federal employees. Summary of the fededral sector process for discrimination claims may be found here. The time frame for a federal employee to initiate a discrimination complaint is very short - 45 days from the unlawful act.  

Office of Special Counsel

The office handles complaints to the Office of Special Counsel.  OSC’s primary mission is to safeguard the merit system by protecting federal employees and applicants from prohibited personnel practices, especially reprisal for whistleblowing. 

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