White House orders government DEI employees to be placed on leave
Employees in any federal diversity, equity, inclusion and accessibility offices will be placed on paid administrative leave “effective immediately,” according to a post from White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt.
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Donald Trump issued an executive order when he took office in January 2025, removing Joe Biden’s DEI programs in the government.
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In a memo on Tuesday, the Trump Administration says all federal employees in DEIA offices will need to be placed on paid leave.
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The Trump administration is planning to lay off all federal employees who worked in a diversity, equity, inclusion and accessibility office as of this past Election Day and has instructed agencies to immediately place such workers on paid administrative leave.
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The move is one of many executive actions focused on the federal workforce enacted since Trump took office Monday afternoon.
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