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Federal shutdown | Education dept violated employee's first amendment rights with out-of-office emails, judge rules
A federal court has ruled that the Department of Education violated employee First...
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Controversial pick | Trump chooses DEI opponent Andrea Lucas to lead employment rights commission
Andrea Lucas has been appointed chair of the EEOC, prompting renewed debate over...
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Undermined | How government HR bosses left Musk's 'five accomplishments' order doomed to fail
Government HR officers have not strictly enforced Musk's controversial weekly email...
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Bricking it? | Lego drops diversity terms from annual report amid anti-DEI pressure
Terms such as diversity, LGBTQ+, and people of colour were removed from Lego's...
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‘Hunger Games’ | Too many cockroaches, not enough desks: The 'complete chaos' of NASA's return-to-office
The government's HR agency said in-person work will 'strengthen collaboration'...
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'Illegal mandates' | Musk 'Fork in the Road' email prompts rebuke from EEOC judge
A federal judge has challenged an email directive issued by Elon Musk's Department...
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No pronoun pins | AT&T scales back DEI initiatives as anti-diversity push continues
AT&T is the latest corporation to announce a scaling back of its diversity, equity,...
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'Legal and valuable' | 75,000 federal workers take up Trump 'fork in the road' offer, as judge greenlights buyout scheme
About 75,000 federal employees have accepted the Government's buyout offer, which...
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Schedule F returns | Trump moves to hasten exits of Federal employees who oppose policy directives
The Office of Personnel Management (OPM) has submitted draft regulations designed...
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DOGE vs CFPB | 'Stand down' - Consumer watchdog agency staff in state of confusion after being ordered to stop work
'Employees should not come into the office' an email from the CFPB's acting...
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‘He/she/they/them’ | Staff at government agencies ordered to remove pronouns from email signatures
Workers at US government agencies including the Department of Defense have received...
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'No early retirement' | White House looks to clarify position on axing public safety roles, after second US air crash
The Trump administration has scrambled to confirm that federal employees in public...
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Overlooking inequities | Cutting DEI programs leads to increased legal risks for employers, thinktank says
Women, people of color, and other marginalized groups may be particularly affected...
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NPR fracas | Senior editor suspended amidst controversy over essay criticizing network's editorial stance
The fallout from a scathing essay penned by a senior business editor at NPR has led...
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U.S. Election 2024 | What can HR do when political disagreements creep into the workplace?
Election years always bring greater political discussion, debate, and disagreement...
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Project 2025 | Trump loyalists propose campaign to slash employee rights
A recently unveiled project, Project 2025, spearheaded by loyalists of former President...
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