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HHS RIF Hiring Questions for Federal Employees
For federal employees affected by last yearā€™s HHS layoffs, the recent discussion about hiring 12,000 people raises a serious legal question: if the agency said positions were elimi...
HHS Layoffs and the Public Health Fallout
One year after thousands of Department of Health and Human Services employees were terminated, the consequences are no longer abstract. They are visible inside agencies, in delayed...
HHS RIF Notice Failures: RIF Notice Comes After Youā€™re Locked Out
For many Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) employees, July 14 wasnā€™t just another Mondayā€”it was the moment they found out theyā€™d already been separated. At 5:00 PM, ema...
HHS RIF Notices May Violate Federal Regulations
Federal Reduction in Force (RIF) procedures are governed by strict timelines and procedural safeguards. So when employees at the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) began...
Federal Judge Halts HHS Layoffs Amid Constitutional Concerns
On Friday, May 9, a senior U.S. District Judge issued a temporary restraining order (TRO) that blocked sweeping layoffs at the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and the...
Mass Layoffs at the HHS: Here's What You Can Do Next
If you're a federal employeeā€”especially in public healthā€”youā€™ve likely heard the devastating news. Over 10,000 HHS employees were just swept out in one of the largest mass layoffs ...
Federal Employees: What You Need to Know About the HHS Layoffs
The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has just announced a major reduction in force (RIF), affecting over 10,000 federal employees across critical divisions such as the...
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