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Prohibited personnel practices are those things
a Federal employee with personnel authority may not do. A Federal
employee has personnel authority if they can take, direct others to take, recommend, or
approve any personnel action. Personnel actions include: appointments; promotions;
discipline; details; transfers; reassignments; reinstatements; restorations; certain
performance evaluations; decisions concerning pay, benefits, awards and education or
training if they may reasonably be expected to lead to an appointment, promotion,
performance evaluation or other personnel action; decisions to order psychiatric testing
or examination; and any other significant change in duties, responsibilities or working
conditions. PROHIBITED PERSONNEL PRACTICES
- Don’t DISCRIMINATE on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, national
origin, age, handicapping condition, marital status, or political affiliation.
- Don’t SOLICIT or CONSIDER any recommendation or statement not based
on personal knowledge or records of performance, ability, aptitude, general
qualifications, character, loyalty, or suitability.
- Don’t COERCE a person's political activity, or REPRISE against them
for their refusal to engage in such political activity.
- Don’t DECEIVE or WILLFULLY OBSTRUCT any person with respect to such
person’s right to compete for employment.
- Don't INFLUENCE a person to withdraw from competition.
- Don’t GRANT any preference or advantage not authorized by law, regulation,
or rule.
- Don’t APPOINT, EMPLOY, PROMOTE, or ADVANCE a relative.
- Don’t RETALIATE against a whistleblower, whether an employee or an
applicant.
- Don’t RETALIATE against employees or applicants who exercise their
complaint, grievance, or appeal rights; testify; cooperate with an inspector general or
the Special Counsel; or refuse to break the law.
- Don’t DISCRIMINATE based on actions not adversely affecting performance.
- Don’t VIOLATE any law, rule, or regulation implementing or directly
concerning the merit principles.
- Don’t VIOLATE veterans' preference requirements.
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