Federal Employment Law

The co-authors of this book--a former federal attorney who has expertise and experience relating to complex federal employment laws and a retired law professor--provide federal employees and their attorneys with a comprehensive review and analysis of the differing rules and procedures relating to federal employment disputes as well as the requirements for bringing a federal employment claim. This book is a valuable handbook and tool for understanding the difficult and often confusing laws that a federal claimant should be aware of before bringing a claim against the federal government. In pointing out the dissimilarities in employment law for federal employees, the book includes many informative examples that trace and explain facts and rulings from actual cases and events. This book is unique as it explains the structure and classification scheme of the federal workforce. Additionally, it informs the reader of the presidential executive orders that now directly affect federal employees. The book also points out the pitfalls and potential bias a federal employee claimant may encounter when seeking redress against the federal government. This book is a must for federal employee claimants and the attorneys who represent them in their employment concerns and claims against the federal government.

Kimberly P. Mayfield, J.D., The University of Texas School of Law, is a co-author or editor of three books on federal and state laws. She worked as a federal attorney for over thirty years and represented a federal department before Federal courts and administrative forums. She also served as a Special United States Attorney for the Northern District of Texas for many years and, before working for the federal government, as a briefing attorney for a Texas Court of Appeals. Marilyn E. Phelan, J.D., The University of Texas School of Law, and PhD, Texas Tech University, was the Paul Whitfield Horn Distinguished Professor of Law at Texas Tech University School of Law. Being designated as a Horn Professor is one of the highest honors Texas Tech University can bestow on its professors. Dr. Phelan is a life member of the two leading legal institutions—the American Law Institute and the Uniform Law Commission. She was certified by the Texas State Bar on tax law and has been a member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants. In addition to authoring or co-authoring seventeen books and over fifty articles on legal issues relating to federal tax law and to nonprofit organizations to include discussions of employment laws, she has co-authored two faith-based books.