In a class action complaint, the former employees also said that the mass firings violated their First Amendment rights for perceived political stances.

WASHINGTON — Federal employees laid off en masse earlier this year as a result of the Trump administration’s purge of diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) filed a class action complaint ...

and Democracy Forward have filed a lawsuit on behalf of federal employees who argue they were unlawfully terminated as part of President Donald Trump’s anti-DEI purge — and not being white men ...

There were 37 GS-14s, 36 GS-13s, 51 GS-12s and five GS-11s. There were just four employees at GS-9 and below. During the DEI purge in the first half of 2024, 32 civilian jobs were eliminated ...

What is DEI and why is it so divisive? What you need to know. Need a break? Play the USA TODAY Daily Crossword Puzzle. Stainnak argued that targeting federal employees for termination based on ...

So far, the Trump administration—directed by Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency—has fired more than 100,000 federal employees ... not to engage in DEI hiring practices, in ...

The SEC has quietly erased the online home of its federally mandated Office of Minority and Women Inclusion, as President Donald Trump seeks to end federal diversity, equity, and inclusion programs.

EEOC instructs staff to sideline all new transgender discrimination cases, employees say Tropical ... administration effort to purge so-called DEI content from federal agencies, led to public ...

NEW YORK (AP) — A group of federal employees ... Stainnak and other employees for their past work or activities instead of eliminating actual roles related to DEI. In doing so, the complaint ...

Federal employees across several government agencies filed a class action complaint Wednesday against the Trump administration, claiming it unlawfully fired employees for DEI activities as part of ...