Labor & Employment Law Daily Wrap Up, STRATEGIC PERSPECTIVES—Top labor and employment developments for February 2025, (Mar 6, 2025)

Organizations Mentioned:Office of Special Counsel

By Brandi O. Brown, J.D.

In case you missed the in-depth coverage of Labor & Employment Law Daily during February, here’s a recap of some key developments in the L&E community.

Highlights include:

Terminations... and more terminations. Federal sector “job loss&#x ...

By Brandi O. Brown, J.D.

In case you missed the in-depth coverage of Labor & Employment Law Daily during February, here’s a recap of some key developments in the L&E community.

Highlights include:

Terminations... and more terminations. Federal sector “job loss” at all levels was a major characteristic of the month of February, with White House-directed terminations ranging from higher levels of federal employment—Board members and Special Counsel—to the lower, including thousands of probationary workers.
Lawsuits. And, as a result, February was also characterized by a slew of new lawsuits challenging the Trump Administration’s actions, with varying degrees of initial success. This included lawsuits by the Office of Special Counsel, Special Counsel Hampton Dellinger, NLRB Chairman Gwynne Wilcox, unions, individual employees, and others challenging dismissals, terminations, and deferred resignation offers. Lawsuits also called into question various matters—among them the roles of Elon Musk, U.S. DOGE, and OPM.
Executive orders and agency actions. The administration continued to churn out executive orders, memos, and directives, further capitalizing on its effort to centralize power within the executive branch and pushing agencies to work with their “DOGE team leads.”
Supreme Court. The Supreme Court also persisted in issuing decisions and hearing cases, addressing legal issues such as whether Rule 60(b) permitted a district court to reopen a case that was voluntarily dismissed without prejudice under Rule 41(a), interpretations of “prevailing party” under Section 1988(b), and the prima facie case to apply in discrimination claims by majority-group plaintiffs.

MainStory: PublicEmployees WhiteHouseNews Discrimination AgencyNews Procedure Layoffs AgencyNews LitigationNewsTrends IndividualRights Discharge

Labor & Employment Law Daily Wrap Up, STRATEGIC PERSPECTIVES—Top labor and employment developments for February 2025, (Mar 6, 2025)

Organizations Mentioned:Office of Special Counsel

By Brandi O. Brown, J.D.

In case you missed the in-depth coverage of Labor & Employment Law Daily during February, here’s a recap of some key developments in the L&E community.

Highlights include:

Terminations... and more terminations. Federal sector “job loss&#x ...

By Brandi O. Brown, J.D.

In case you missed the in-depth coverage of Labor & Employment Law Daily during February, here’s a recap of some key developments in the L&E community.

Highlights include:

Terminations... and more terminations. Federal sector “job loss” at all levels was a major characteristic of the month of February, with White House-directed terminations ranging from higher levels of federal employment—Board members and Special Counsel—to the lower, including thousands of probationary workers.
Lawsuits. And, as a result, February was also characterized by a slew of new lawsuits challenging the Trump Administration’s actions, with varying degrees of initial success. This included lawsuits by the Office of Special Counsel, Special Counsel Hampton Dellinger, NLRB Chairman Gwynne Wilcox, unions, individual employees, and others challenging dismissals, terminations, and deferred resignation offers. Lawsuits also called into question various matters—among them the roles of Elon Musk, U.S. DOGE, and OPM.
Executive orders and agency actions. The administration continued to churn out executive orders, memos, and directives, further capitalizing on its effort to centralize power within the executive branch and pushing agencies to work with their “DOGE team leads.”
Supreme Court. The Supreme Court also persisted in issuing decisions and hearing cases, addressing legal issues such as whether Rule 60(b) permitted a district court to reopen a case that was voluntarily dismissed without prejudice under Rule 41(a), interpretations of “prevailing party” under Section 1988(b), and the prima facie case to apply in discrimination claims by majority-group plaintiffs.

MainStory: PublicEmployees WhiteHouseNews Discrimination AgencyNews Procedure Layoffs AgencyNews LitigationNewsTrends IndividualRights Discharge