Federal Workers Sue Over Policy That Ends Gender-Affirming Care in Health Plans

A group of government workers filed a lawsuit this week against the Trump administration over a policy to end gender-affirming care for adults through federal employee health insurance offerings. The five government workers who are suing the administration are being represented by the Human Rights Campaign, an organization that promotes and defends LGBTQ causes. The workers argue that the…
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Trump White House Advances Plan Requiring Federal Workers to Sign NDAs

The Trump administration has proposed a new policy that could require federal government employees to sign nondisclosure agreements (NDAs) in an attempt to limit damaging or embarrassing information from leaking to the press. Such leaks are a normal part of every presidential administration, as are attempts by presidents and their cabinets to limit what information gets out.
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Trump Admin Seeks Sweeping Access to Federal Workers’ Health Records

The Trump administration is quietly seeking unprecedented access to medical records for millions of federal workers and retirees, and their families. A brief notice from the Office of Personnel Management could dramatically change which personally identifiable medical information the agency obtains, giving it the power to see prescriptions employees had filled or what treatment they sought…
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