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Many employees who were supposed to be released during the agency’s first round of
“Given the Supreme Court’s ruling, HHS is now permitted to move forward with a portion” of its reduction in force, according to an email some employees received around 5 p.m. from the HHS Office of Human Resources. “Accordingly you are hereby notified that you are officially separated from HHS at the close of business on July 14, 2025.”
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It was unclear how many employees had received the emails, or their departments.
The layoffs at HHS still face some legal hurdles. A federal judge in Rhode Island paused reorganizations at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the Food and Drug Administration’s tobacco center, the Office of Head Start and the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation, a relatively small slice of HHS’ overall staff.
The Supreme Court also let the Department of Education
A HHS spokesperson said all employees who were previously laid off on April 1 have now been officially separated from the agency, except those affected by the Rhode Island judge’s order. The spokesperson declined to comment on the number of people who received notices on Monday.
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