OPM Final Rule Shifts RIF, Long Furlough, and Demotion Appeals From MSPB to OPM

OPM issued final regulations changing how federal employees appeal RIF-related actions, including furloughs over 30 days, separations, and demotions. The rule moves adjudication from the MSPB to OPM and creates a uniform, record-based appeal process with clarified burdens of proof and requirements for producing the complete agency record, while preserving other statutory remedies.