Pursuant to 5 U.S.C. § 2302(c), agency heads are required to ensure, in consultation with the Special Counsel and the Inspector General of the agency, that employees of the agency are informed of the rights and remedies available to them under the Civil Service Reform Act (CSRA), the Whistleblower Protection Act (WPA), the Whistleblower Protection Enhancement Act (WPEA), and related laws.
Your Rights When Reporting Wrongs
Your Rights as a Federal Employee
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Prohibited Personnel Practices
Prohibited personnel practices (PPPs) are employment-related activities that are banned in the federal workforce because they violate the merit system through some form of employment discrimination, retaliation, improper hiring practices, or failure to adhere to laws, rules, or regulations that directly concern the merit system principles.
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Hiring Offenses:
- Accessing Medical Records
- Coercing Political Activity
- Granting an Unauthorized Preference
- Improper Recommendations
- Influencing Withdrawal from Competition
- Nepotism
- Nondisclosure Forms, Policies, and Agreements
- Obstructing Right to Compete
- Protected Activity
- Protected Disclosures
- Violating Merit System Principles
- Violating Veterans' Preference
