HHS Layoffs Spark Controversy and Legal Challenges
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has announced significant layoffs affecting agencies like the CDC, FDA, and NIH, sparking widespread controversy and legal action. The move, part of a broader reduction in force (RIF), has led to over 10,000 job cuts, drawing sharp criticism from various quarters.
Legal challenges have emerged, with former President Donald Trump filing a lawsuit against HHS, arguing that the layoffs violate federal employment laws. The lawsuit claims that the affected employees were not given adequate notice or severance, contravening legal standards.
Adding to the controversy, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. claimed that HHS would rehire thousands of the fired workers, a statement later debunked by fact-checkers. This misinformation has fueled further debate and confusion among the public and affected employees.
The layoffs have not only stirred political and legal battles but also raised concerns about the impact on public health services, with fears that the cuts could hamper the agencies' ability to respond effectively to health crises.
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How many people are employed by HHS?
In total, and including roughly 10,000 people who have left over the last few months through early retirement or deferred resignation programs, the overall staff at HHS will fall from 82,000 to around 62,000 -- or about a fourth of its workforce. 'This is a difficult moment for all of us at HHS.
Who was laid off at NIH?
Other directors who were forced out are Shannon Zenk, director of the National Institute of Nursing Research, Emilio Pérez-Stable, head of the National Institute of Minority Health and Health Disparities, and Diana Bianchi, director of the Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, ...
How many FDA employees were fired?
HHS announced last week that it would cut 10,000 people, including around 3,500 FDA employees, or 19% of the agency. This account of the effects of the job cuts at FDA is based on conversations with more than two dozen sources inside and outside of FDA.
What federal health workers are being laid off?
The White House said last week that it planned to cut 3,500 full-time employees at the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and 2,400 workers from the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). The administration has said it is cutting 1,200 employees from the National Institutes of Health, as well.
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