Fired federal workers will likely be eligible for unemployment -- which the government will cover [View all]
Source: NBC
Thousands of federal workers fired over the past week by the Trump administration will likely be eligible for unemployment benefits, which the federal government is required to pay for, along with other federal assistance the workers may now be eligible to receive, like food stamps or Medicaid.
State agencies will determine on a case-by-case basis whether an employee is eligible for unemployment. But generally, workers can receive unemployment benefits even when an employer claims they were fired for poor performance, as the Trump administration stated in letters obtained by NBC News that were sent to thousands of federal workers informing them of their termination.
The Trump administration over the past week has been firing thousands of workers who had been on the job for less than two years. The mass terminations have affected nearly every federal agency, including those that provide essential public safety functions like the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the Department of Homeland Security and the Federal Aviation Administration, as well as the National Nuclear Security Administration, which designs, builds and oversees the U.S. nuclear weapons stockpile.
President Donald Trump and Elon Musk, who Trump has tapped to lead the Department of Government Efficiency, an advisory commission that is targeting government agencies for massive layoffs, have indicated that more cuts to the federal workforce will be coming.
Read more: https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/doge/fired-federal-workers-will-likely-eligible-unemployment-government-wil-rcna192869
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