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New York Weighs Statewide Four-Day Workweek Pilot That Could Reshape U.S. Labor Norms

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A new legislative proposal in New York is aiming to trial a four-day workweek across both public and private sectors, potentially laying the foundation for larger reforms in how Americans approach work. According to Newsweek , the proposal is outlined in two bills introduced earlier this year in the New York State Assembly.

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Expert Warns of Federal Meltdown Over New Administration’s Return-to-Office Plan

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Spearheaded by entrepreneur and former presidential candidate Vivek Ramaswamy, who has been tapped to lead the newly proposed Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), the plan seeks to reduce the federal workforce through a strategy designed to prompt mass resignations. trillion budget, meaning salaries account for just 1.8%

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Judge Freezes Trump’s Buyout Offer for Federal Workers

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More than 2 million federal civilian employees had faced a midnight deadline to accept the proposal. Reuters has been unable to independently verify that number, which does not include a breakdown of workers from each agency. humanitarian and development aid agency. Democratic attorneys general from 22 U.S.

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The enormous stakes in a new Supreme Court case about Trump’s mass firings

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As Judge Susan Illston explains in her opinion, the proposed cuts are so sweeping that they would effectively shut down multiple federal programs. American Federation of Government Employees , claim that the Department of Energy “ proposed cuts of up to 50% of [the] agency’s workforce.”

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Cancel the grizzly bear

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And still more wait in line, as overworked federal biologists triage petitions amid dwindling resources, aggressive layoffs and budget cuts. His administration has even proposed to rescind the definition of “harm” under the ESA. The agency then proposed a delisting. And little by little, it worked.

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2 Million U.S. Federal Workers Offered 8 Months Of Pay To Quit

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Security related agencies account for the bulk of the federal workforce, but hundreds of thousands of people work across the country in jobs overseeing veterans’ healthcare, inspecting agriculture and paying the government’s bills, among other jobs. .” trillion federal budget. There are about 2.3 million U.S.

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Cutting five words from this law could make houses cheaper

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There wasn’t overwhelming opposition to the proposal, but just enough resistance to nudge politicians toward issues more likely to boost their political capital. But the report arrived just months before the 1994 midterm elections, and Congress was already consumed by fierce partisan battles over budget and crime bills.