Yes, your employer must provide you with written notice if it is proposing to take an adverse employment action against you. If the action is a suspension of 14 days or less, then the agency must provide the notice and allow a “reasonable” amount of time for you to answer, no less than 24 hours. The agency must also provide a written decision with an explanation about their decision. If the action is a suspension of 14 days or more, a removal, or a pay reduction, then the agency needs to provide you with written notice at least 30 days in advance. The notice must list the specific reasons for the proposed action.  This process must be followed in all cases except when the employer has reasonable cause to believe that you have committed a crime for which you can be imprisoned, which means, in the case of removal, that the employer can show that it is more likely than not that you have committed the crime. The notice period in these cases the notice period is shortened to at least seven days.