Andrea Hsu
Stories
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A 2nd judge orders thousands of fired federal employees temporarily reinstated
A federal judge in Maryland found the Trump administration acted unlawfully in firing thousands of federal employees by not first notifying states.
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Federal contractors say they're stuck between nondiscrimination laws and anti-DEI orders
Since President Trump took office, federal contractors have been scrambling to figure out how to continue complying with nondiscrimination laws without running afoul of his anti-DEI executive orders.
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Firing federal employees was swift. Unwinding the terminations is proving complicated
Two federal judges have ordered the Trump administration to reinstate thousands of probationary employees it illegally fired. Agencies report they are doing so but placing most of them on paid leave.
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With Trump's crackdown on DEI, some women fear a path to good-paying jobs will close
Some fear a setback for women and people of color after President Trump revoked a 1965 executive order that required federal contractors to identify and address barriers to employment.
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How Trump's firings could upend a 90-year-old Supreme Court ruling limiting his power
Already, lower courts have found President Trump's removal of Democratic members of independent agencies to be unlawful. The Trump administration has appealed.
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Facing a silver tsunami, Nevada home health care workers demand a $20 minimum wage
Home health care workers in Nevada are lobbying the state legislature to raise caregivers' minimum wage from $16 to $20 an hour.
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A lawyer who represented SpaceX looks to downsize federal contracting watchdog
The appointment of Catherine Eschbach could raise conflict-of-interest concerns. She will also lead the downsizing of an agency that holds contractors accountable to federal civil rights laws.
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Trump signs order ending union bargaining rights for wide swaths of federal employees
President Trump's new executive order ends collective bargaining for wide swaths of federal employees, as part of his broader campaign to reshape the government's workforce. Unions are vowing to sue.
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Some federal employees fired under anti-DEI orders weren't doing DEI work
Some of the first people fired by the Trump administration are fighting back, including those targeted for work they'd done promoting diversity, equity and inclusion under the Biden administration.
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They had left their DEI roles. Trump still fired them
The Trump administration is firing hundreds and perhaps thousands of federal workers as part of a crackdown on diversity, equity and inclusion efforts. Many of the fired weren't in DEI jobs.
