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, probationary firings, and RIFs — and watched a court rule that tens of thousands of those firings were unlawful while almost no one got their job back. Civil Rights for Civil Servants is the answer to that moment: a podcast from Shaun Southworth and Lydia Taylor, two attorneys who represent federal employees and only federal employees, nationwide — putting fifteen years of fighting for feds to work for you.

In this pre-release introduction, Shaun lays out what the show is and how it works. Each episode opens with the Docket — the news feds are actually talking about, in plain English and what it means for you. Then the Case File: one legal strategy at a time, the steps, the deadlines, and the protections you need to know before you need them. We sit down with people worth hearing from, and we close with Ask Shaun and Lydia Anything — your questions, answered. Send yours anytime to [email protected].

Episode one premieres Juneteenth, Friday, June 19th — a date we chose on purpose, with a few guests we think you'll want to hear. The show is proudly ad-free, sponsored by Southworth PC, with new episodes every other week.

Follow or subscribe now so episode one lands in your feed the moment it drops, and share this with a coworker who needs it: fedlegalhelp.com/podcast

Your career deserves a defense, and your peace of mind deserves a plan.

This podcast is general information, not legal advice.

For the last year and a half, the federal government has kept a file on you. Hiring freezes, deferred resignations, probationary firings, RIFs, EOPF. A court even ruled that tens of thousands of those firings were illegal and almost nobody got their job back. The lesson this era is simple. They kept a file on you. It's time you kept one on them. I'm Sean Southworth, founding partner of Southworth PC, a law firm that represents federal employees and only federal employees nationwide. And this is Civil Rights for Civil Servants. Every episode, my law firm partner, Lydia Taylor, and I are going to give you what 15 years of fighting for federal employees has taught us. We'll open first with a docket. The news feds are actually talking about in the workplace in plain English and what it means for you. Then the case file, one legal strategy each week, the steps, the deadlines, the protections you need to know before you need them.

And we'll sit down with the people worth hearing from. And then we'll close with ask Sean and Lydia anything your questions answered. Feel free to email us anytime at [email protected] with your questions for consideration. So please do us a favor right now. Hit follow or subscribe wherever you're listening so our first episode shows up the moment it drops. And about that first episode, we chose to date on purpose Juneteenth, Friday, June 19th, because the story of the federal workforce and the story that day are more connected than most people realize and we're going to talk about it. Honestly, plus some surprise guests we really hope you're going to like. The show is proudly ad free sponsored by Southworth PC, no gimmicks, just two attorneys for federal employees in your corner every other week. So please subscribe now, share this with a coworker who needs it and send them to fedlegalhelp.com/podcast and join us on June 19th because your career deserves a defense and your peace of mind deserves a plan.

If your service is worth protecting, let's protect it together at Southworth PC. We'll see you on Juneteenth.