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Office of Special Counsel

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A quick definition of Office of Special Counsel:

Office of Special Counsel: A group of people who work for the government and investigate when someone breaks the rules for how government workers should behave. If they find out that someone did something wrong, they can take them to court. The Office of Special Counsel was created in 1978.

A more thorough explanation:

The Office of Special Counsel (OSC) is an independent federal agency that investigates and litigates activities that are prohibited by civil-service laws, rules, and regulations. It was established by Reorganization Plan No. 2 of 1978.

The OSC is responsible for protecting federal employees and applicants from prohibited personnel practices, such as discrimination, retaliation, and nepotism. It also investigates violations of the Hatch Act, which limits the political activities of federal employees.

For example, if a federal employee is fired for reporting misconduct in their agency, they can file a complaint with the OSC. The OSC will investigate the complaint and, if warranted, take legal action to protect the employee's rights.

Another example is if a federal employee engages in political activity while on duty or in a government building. This would be a violation of the Hatch Act, and the OSC would investigate and take appropriate action.

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Congrats1!
21:15
Miami A, yall I'm so excited I could cry.
21:15
Feel like I can finally stop holding my breath!! Whew!!!
[] baddestbunny
22:16
every time I get accosted by a strange man who follows me around because my male coworkers were too busy talking to walk me back to my car I get closer to saying we need to bring back traditional gender roles
Dkk
22:32
Nice! @Macaque
Dkk
22:32
@Aromatic, Have to guess.
Dkk
22:33
That sucks @Bunny do you have to go to the hospital?
[] baddestbunny
22:40
I said accosted not assaulted
23:35
guys. my notre dame address just went long is this good or bad
1a2b3c4d26z
23:37
Oooooo me too
23:37
omg is this good or bad
Dkk
23:47
Idk if gender roles are gunna fix that then.
23:49
it looks like most people who applied in october last cycle didn't get a decision until january... does it even mean anything that our addresses went long??
hows ED 2 compared to ED 1?
Dkk
0:10
No idea
windyMagician
0:34
reporting live to say my ndls address also went long
does it mean anything ^
Dkk
2:21
NDLS and Fordham took a very long time last year. It's good info for people to know.
[] baddestbunny
4:29
let’s get after it boys and girls
Dkk
5:21
I gtg to bed soon.
Dkk
5:22
Big day today. Gunna be a crazy one. I will sleep through the first half.
good morning lsd it is 5 am EST
also jazzy my ndls address went long ages ago i sadly do not think it means anything
my stanford address also went long LOL i think at most it's an indicator it's under review
WorthlessAttractiveZombie
7:44
My berkeley paragraph finally disappeared. I definitely think it is just an indicator that they are actively reviewing files, and does not mean anything about A, WL, or Rs
WorthlessAttractiveZombie
7:46
Also has anyone's date disappeared for W&L? Mine did last night
7:55
@WorthlessAttractiveZombie: mine did yesterday morning
7:56
Oops sorry I meant Vilanova. Mine disappeared last week
soapy
8:48
UMN under review! As predicted, decisions are gonna come out early December
Minus those random R decisions from UMN yesterday though right? I wonder what happened there. I don’t think I’ve seen a school start the season out with anything but As on here
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