As Shutdown continues and Election Day looms, legal expert breaks down Hatch Act
ALBANY, N.Y. (WRGB) — The Government Shutdown appears to be headed into another week, likely through Election Day on Tuesday. As the shutdown continues, members of the…
Inside EPA’s hunt for employees who signed the dissent letter
WASHINGTON, D.C. (E&E News) — EPA was rocked this summer when dozens of employees signed an open letter blasting the Trump administration’s disregard for science and…
Ex-EEOC Worker Tests Attack on Agency Transgender Policy Shifts
WASHINGTON, D.C. (Bloomberg Law) — A hostile work environment complaint against the EEOC will try out a new employment law approach to challenging the commission’s…
Gutting Civil Rights Offices Leaves Federal Workers Few Options
WASHINGTON, D.C. (Bloomberg Law) — The Trump administration is quietly downsizing offices across the government that are responsible for processing internal discrimination…
Trump’s Slew of Federal Layoffs Is Benefitting at Least One Industry
WASHINGTON, D.C. (POLITICO) — As the Donald Trump administration ramps up the mass-firings of public servants, it’s not a great time to be looking for work in Washington…
Executive Orders, Preliminary Injunctions, and SCOTUS Stays: What is Happening in the Courts with Federal Workforce Cuts?
After President Donald Trump issued Executive Order 14210 in February 2025, directing federal agencies to plan for and implement significant reductions in force (RIFs), millions…
Union calls for reinstatement of EPA workers suspended over letter
WASHINGTON, D.C. (Government Executive) — The union that represents workers at the Environmental Protection Agency this week called on Administrator Lee Zeldin to reinstate…
Supreme Court lets Trump proceed with federal workforce cuts
WASHINGTON, D.C. (The Baltimore Sun) — The U.S. Supreme Court ruled Tuesday to allow President Donald Trump’s administration to move forward with his plan to thin out the…
Campaign-Related Items in Workplace Now OK under Hatch Act, Says OSC
WASHINGTON, D.C. (FEDweek) — The Office of Special Counsel has reversed positions it took last year that had strengthened restrictions on wearing or displaying…
Some Hatch Act restrictions loosened under the Trump administration
WASHINGTON, D.C. (Government Executive) — The Trump administration on Friday relaxed enforcement of certain rules under the Hatch Act, a law that restricts the partisan…