Commerce refires probationary employees as court order lifts
The Commerce Department and its National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) have already amended the trial employees after the temporary court restraint order was lifted. The Trump administration first attempted to remove recently hired or promoted employees, which rose in large numbers earlier this year, but was stopped by a temporary court restraining order, and […]
Almost 20,000 IRS employees taking second Trump buyout offer: Bloomberg
Approximately 20,000 Internal Revenue Service (IRS) employees have received a second postponed acquisition offer from the Trump administration. Bloomberg reported. Sources familiar with the number of acquisitions say the total amount is one-fifth of the agency. Bloomberg reported that around 4,700 people received their first postponed resignation offer earlier this year. An additional 7,000 probation […]
Kennedy Center Lays Off ‘Social Impact’ Employees
The John F. Kennedy Center in Washington, DC, reportedly dismantled the “Social Impact” initiative and fired employees on the project. “This decision comes after careful consideration and is based on the staffing needs of the Kennedy Center,” said Kennedy Center's vice president of human resources. Get NPR. Seven of the social impact-related employees were notified […]
‘Hang On to Your Stock:’ Elon Musk Reassures Tesla Employees at Surprise All-Hands Meeting
At all hand meetings held on Thursday night, Tesla CEO Elon Musk urged employees to “stick to the stock” despite the company's shares since December losing about half the value. Business Insider Report Tesla CEO Elon Musk posted every improvisational hand meeting employees at the company's Texas GigaFactory on Thursday night. The live-streamed meeting on […]
Voice of America employees sue Trump administration after agency effectively shut down
Voice of America (VOA) employees filed a lawsuit against President Donald Trump's administration and Lake Kali on Thursday after President Trump ordered the agency to be demolished earlier this month. “In many parts of the world, there is no significant source of objective news, leaving only news media sponsored by censored countries to fill the […]
NYC schools watchdog probes just 4% of complaints of wrongdoing by DOE employees
Complaints of fraudulent behavior by city department employees have skyrocketed, but the agencies responsible for investigating only open a few cases each year, records show. Special committee members of the city's school investigation introduced the highest ever record of alleged misconduct by educators and other school workers and vendors in 2024, but launched only 484 […]
Voice of America employees accuse Trump administration of unlawfully shutting down news organization
The lawsuit filed late Friday denies the Trump administration Shut down illegally The US Voice is asking federal courts to restore the outlet that has been providing news about the US to countries around the world for decades. The case, filed in US District Court in New York, comes from President Trump's representatives, by President […]
Elon Musk tells Tesla employees ‘hang on to your stock’
Tesla CEO Elon Musk has urged his employees to maintain their faith and urged them to “stick to your stock” as the fought-out carmakers are fighting against vandalism at dealers and a record surge in vehicle return. Musk, who unofficially leads Trump's Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), tried to calm his nerves during a company-wide […]
Amazon Employees Call Trump Supporters ‘Nazis’ and ‘Klansmen’ in Internal Messages
A leak from Amazon's internal Slack messaging program reveals employees will be talking about Trump's supporters on a light-empt basis, comparing conservatives with “Nazis” and “Klansman.” It's clear that even as the tech giant tries to expand the olive branch to Donald Trump and his administration, the ferocious left-wing employees working for businesses like Amazon […]
Google to pay $28M to settle claims it favored white, Asian employees
Google has agreed to pay $28 million to resolve a class action lawsuit claiming that white and Asian employees supported white and Asian employees by gaining a higher career track than other workers. The agreement with the Alphabet squad Google won preliminary approval last week from Judge Charles Adams of Santa Clara County Superior Court […]