# Federal employees are protected if they refuse an illegal order. Most of them may not know it.

- Source: Federal News Network
- Published: 2026-10-22T18:52:39+00:00
- Category: Local
- Original: https://federalnewsnetwork.com/workforce-rightsgovernance/2026/10/federal-employees-are-protected-if-they-refuse-an-illegal-order-most-of-them-may-not-know-it/
- Canonical: https://groundlevelnews.com/story/federal-employees-are-protected-if-they-refuse-an-illegal-order-most-o-37b75d/

"What they don't tell you is that public service is sufficiently complicated that it's not always obvious what the best thing is to do," said Josh Gotbaum.

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