The Department of Labor terminated employees across at least six departments in recent weeks, potentially curbing the agency’s ability to conduct inspections and ensure fair pay and safety for workers, according to three sources familiar with the moves.
Civil servants at DOL, along with all federal employees, also received an email telling them to submit five bullet points on the work they completed in the last week—with Elon Musk claiming on social media that a failure to respond would be considered a resignation. DOL staff received mixed messages from managers about how and whether to respond, with some leaving it ...