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Civil Rights for Civil Servants

by Shaun Southworth and Lydia Taylor

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.

Latest episodes

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Federal EEO Process Changes: What the EEOC Is Proposing

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 Adminis

Sep 4
51 min

MSPB Appeal: The 30 Days That Decide Your Federal Career

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 g

Aug 25
1 h 27 min

The Reasonable Accommodation Request, Start to Finish

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

Aug 4
1 h 26 min

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

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. Southwor

Jul 17
57 min

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

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

Jul 3
1 h 23 min

Premiere: 18 Months That Changed the Federal Workforce — and the File You Should Be Building

Welcome to the premiere of Civil Rights for Civil Servants, the podcast from Southworth PC dedicated to federal employees nationwide. Hosts Shaun Southworth (founding par

Jun 19
1 h 06 min

They Kept a File on You. It's Time You Kept One on Them.

They kept a file on you. It's time you kept one on them. For the last year and a half, federal employees have lived through hiring freezes, deferred resignations, probat

Jun 16
1 min