CFPB, HUD tasting time employees still have jobs – for now
“In this case, the government carried out massive dismissals, but it did not give prior notice. It
claims that it was not necessary because it says, it has rejected each of these thousands
Probation staff for “performance” or other individualized reasons. This is not true on the file before the court. There were no individualized assessments of employees. They were all just fired. Joint. “
The case includes 21 federal agencies, including the CFPB and HUD. Bredar found that the actions of the government are actually reduced in strength (RIFs) that require notification to the states that will be affected.
The judge has given a temporary house ban that “the status quo repairs” for affected employees and will keep a hearing on 26 March to decide whether a longer break is justified.
Hill reported That the Trump government intends to challenge the ruling.
“The president has the authority to exercise the power of the entire executive power – some judges of the court cannot abuse the power of the entire judiciary to thwart the president’s agenda,” ” White house Pers secretary Karoline Leavitt told The Outlet.
In a similar case submitted in the American court for the northern district of CaliforniaJudge William Alsup ruled on Thursday that employees should restore their jobs at six federal agencies, at least temporarily. The affected agencies are the US Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) and the US Department of Agriculture (USDA), who carry out critical loan programs for the home and mortgage industry.
ALSUP made similar comments to Bredar to postpone that the government was trying to bypass RIF mandates by binding the dismissals to employee performance problems.
“It is a sad, sad day on which our government would dismiss a good employee and say that it was based on performance if they know that a lie is good and good,” said Alsup, according to one report from polico.
But Alsup’s statement also included clear guidelines that agencies can cut their employees if they follow the right protocol. This can be done via the Office of Persersnel Management (OPM), which had previously implemented a deadline of 13 March for departments to submit their reduction in the Force plans.
“The words I give you today should not be taken that a random wild and crazy judge in San Francisco said that an administration cannot participate in a reduction of strength,” said Alsup. “It can be done when it is done in accordance with the law.”
The CFPB and HUD are just a few of the many agencies that are due to the actions of the Trump administration to reduce federal expenses by cutbacks on programs and staff.
Although the CFPB can only be eliminated by an action of CongressThe future remains uncertain under the leadership of acting director Russell Vought. The administration has said that the nomination of Jonathan McKernan to serve if the next full -time director is a clear indication that the agency will continue, albeit with a smaller footprint.
HUD Secretary Scott Turner has also moved to transform his department. This included the elimination of the confirming fair housing construction (AFFH) rule that was a staple of the efforts of the BIDEN administration to stop segregation and discrimination.
