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Prohibited Personnel Practices: By Law, Federal Employees May Not

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A U.S. Office of Special Counsel poster on Prohibited Personnel Practices that, by law, federal employees may not commit. They include discrimination, coercing political activity, obstructing a person's right to compete for employment, giving unauthorized preferences, nepotism, and taking personnel actions because of whistleblowing or a lawful appeal, complaint or grievance. They also include enforcing a nondisclosure agreement that lacks notice of whistleblower rights and accessing an employee's medical record in furtherance of a prohibited practice, and the poster gives the office's Washington, DC address and www.osc.gov.

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                          Prohibited
                      Personnel Practices
By law, Federal employees may not:
  • Discriminate                               • Take or threaten to take a personnel
                                                 action because of the exercise of a
  • Solicit or consider employment
                                                 lawful appeal, complaint, or grievance
  recommendations based on factors
                                                 right
  other than personal knowledge or
  records of job related abilities or          • Discriminate based on personal conduct
  characteristics                                which does not adversely affect the
                                                 performance of the employee or other
  • Coerce the political activity of any         employees
  person
                                               • Knowingly take or fail to take
  • Deceive or willfully obstruct any            personnel action in the violation of
  person from competing for                      veteran's preference laws
  employment
                                               • Violate any law, rule or regulation
  • Influence any person to withdraw             implementing or directly concerning
  from job competition                           merit system principles
  • Give an unauthorized preference or         • Implement or enforce a nondisclosure
  advantage to improve or injure the             agreement or policy lacking notification of
  prospects of any particular person for         whistleblower rights
  employment
                                               • Access the medical record of an employee or
  • Engage in nepotism                           applicant, as part of, or in furtherance of any
  • Take or threaten to take a personnel         of the above-listed prohibitions
   action because of whistleblowing



More information may be obtained from:
                             U.S. OFFICE OF SPECIAL COUNSEL
                               1730 M STREET, N.W., SUITE 218
                                WASHINGTON, DC 20036-4505
                                   www.osc.gov | info@osc.gov
                 PHONE: (202) 804-7000* | TOLL FREE: 1-800-872-9855*
             *Hearing and Speech Disabled: Federal Relay Service 1-800-877-8339

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