The Justice Department appealed ... which was filed by the American Foreign Service Association and the American Federation of Government Employees. The 49-page lawsuit asks for “a temporary ...

Two unions representing US government workers filed a lawsuit Wednesday challenging President Trump's efforts to reclassify up to 50,000 federal workers, making it easier to fire them. The American ...

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The American Federation of Government Employees and two other unions claim the buyout offer is "arbitrary and capricious" and violates federal law, according to the complaint. The White House last ...

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Ethics laws make it a federal criminal offense to take actions that benefit family businesses — even for so-called special government employees, unless a waiver is issued. By Eric Lipton The ...

A Monday missive from the American Federation of Government Employees (AFGE), the largest ... also cast doubt on the legality of the deal. The Justice Department recently declined to endorse ...

The American Federation of Government Employees, the largest federal employee union representing 800,000 people in government, criticized the move. “To justify this backward action, lawmakers ...

Billionaire Elon Musk is categorized as a "special government employee" through his work with the Department of Government Efficiency, or DOGE, a cost-cutting initiative created by President Trump ...

according to the American Federation of Government Employees, the union representing the agency’s career officials. “Effective January 31, 2025, you will be placed on administrative leave with ...

According to a Justice Department summary, a special government employee is “anyone who works, or is expected to work, for the government for 130 days or less in a 365-day period.” Musk is not ...

Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine signed an executive order Tuesday directing state employees to return to offices by Monday, March 17. DeWine’s executive order requires state employees to stop routinely ...