Leaders In Federal Employment Law
Our Experience Can Help You
As a federal employee, you have a great deal invested in your career. If your job, your security clearance or your employment rights or benefits are threatened, you need a powerful advocate on your side.
At Passman & Kaplan, P.C., we know the law and how to protect you. Our highly experienced lawyers wrote the ” Federal Employees Legal Survival Guide,” now in its third edition. We have successfully represented individuals across the U.S. and worldwide in employment and labor law matters.
Dealing With Employment Discrimination?
Our lawyers can intervene to stop discrimination or harassment and pursue your legal remedies. We regularly represent federal employees who have experienced racial or ethnic discrimination, gender discrimination or sexual harassment, or failure to provide reasonable disability accommodations.
We provide sound advice and strong representation for agency investigations and hearings before the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC).
Are You Facing Disciplinary Sanctions?
A suspension, demotion or other adverse employment action can stall or end your government career. We advocate for federal employees in all disciplinary proceedings, including appeals of proposed adverse actions, as well as appeals of security clearance denial or revocation.
Our lawyers are known for skillfully defending clients before their agencies, the Merit Systems Protection Board, the Office of Special Counsel, the Office of Personnel Management and other bodies. Contact us right away if you have been notified of possible disciplinary action or removal.
Edward H. Passman
Andrew J. Perlmutter
Joseph V. Kaplan
Founding Principal
We Fight Whistleblower Retaliation
Calling attention to wrongdoing should be encouraged and rewarded. Instead, government whistleblowers often find themselves reassigned, denied advancement or terminated. We vigorously protect federal employees from retaliation for whistleblowing on criminal activity or violations or federal law.
Our attorneys lobbied to strengthen the federal whistleblower protections, and can assert your remedies in claims before the MSPB or OSC.
Representing Federal Employees Nationwide And Internationally
Based in Washington, D.C., we regularly represent federal workers throughout the United States, as well as U.S. federal employees serving in foreign countries and consulates. We welcome employees of every federal agency, from Homeland Security and the Department of Defense to the Forest Service, the Treasury and Veterans Affairs.