EEO and Employment Law

Tully Rinckey PLLC has an extensive history of providing representation during EEO investigations and success in litigating adverse personnel actions through the Merit Systems Protection Board, Office of Personnel Management and the Office of Special Counsel. Our attorneys are capable of handling an agency’s response to employee grievances and personnel actions, such as suspensions, demotions, denial of within-grade pay increases, transfers, and terminations. Further, our attorneys can provide agency representation at every stage of the EEOC process, from formal complaint to appeal.
Many of the staff members at Tully Rinckey PLLC have devoted their entire professional careers to federal employment law and are able to provide any federal agency the cost-effective and experienced representation they need. Our core federal employment law capabilities include:
EEO Legal Work
- Employee & Manager Training
- EEO Investigations
- EEO Counseling
- Mediations and Alternative Dispute Resolutions
- Agency Advisement, Representation and Litigation before EEOC and Federal Courts
- Drafting of Final Agency Decisions
- Compliance with Titles VI, VII and IX
Adverse Action Complaints
- Agency Advisement Prior to Adverse Actions
- Proper Charge Drafting
- Agency Representation and Litigation before the MSPB
Misconduct & Management Investigations
- Agency Investigation Assistance of:
- Employee Misconduct and/or Integrity Issues
- Sexual harassment and Title VII Violation Allegations
- Advisement to Agencies in Handling Sensitive Employee Misconduct Matters
Contact Tully Rinckey PLLC today to find out more information about the Federal Employment Law services available to the government marketplace.
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Government Contracts

Partner and Chair of the Labor & Employment Law Practice Group, John Mahoney, discusses the conflicts that arise in procuring government contracts in response to the DARPA scandal for Federal News Radio.
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Lessons From the Air Force’s Mortuary Scandal

By Mathew B. Tully Bringing to light wrongdoing in the federal government can be a thorny matter. The law is very specific about how and to whom federal employees must “blow the whistle” in order to be considered a bona …
Ask the Lawyer: Even Legal Separation Can Lead to Adultery Conviction

By Mathew B. Tully Question: Can I be punished for adultery if I am legally separated? Could I be charged with anything else? Answer: Yes, you can be convicted of adultery even though you were legally separated at the time. …
Ask the Lawyer: Disobey an Order at Your Own Peril

By Mathew B. Tully Question: My commander is a little nuts. He keeps ordering me to do this or that. Sometimes I’m not even sure the things he’s ordering me to do are lawful. What should I do? Answer: One trait common …
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Army Ten Miler Health & Fitness Expo – October 7-8
Join us at the DC Armory October 7 and October 8 from 10 am – 7 pm at the annual Army Ten Miler Health & Fitness Expo presented by Dell Federal and enter to win an Amazon Kindle, courtesy of …
Blacks In Government Annual National Training Conference – August 22-25, 2011

33rd Annual National Training Conference John B. Hynes Veterans Memorial Convention Center Boston, Massachusetts August 22 – 25, 2011
EEOC EXCEL Conference – August 16-18, 2011

14th Annual EEOC Examining Conflicts in Employment Laws (EXCEL) Conference Conference Baltimore, MD August 16-18, 2011

