Employees were placed on paid license at the beginning of the week and has 60 days to leave their positions
The government of the US President (Republican) ordered on Friday (25.Jan.2025) that the Federal Agencies of the United States begin the dismissal of employees working in programs of diversity, equity, inclusion and accessibility (Deia) and Environmental Justice. The determination was made through memo from the US Personnel Management Office.
Bosses of agencies, departments and commissions have 60 days to “Closing all offices and positions” of these areas, “To the maximum measure allowed by law”according to the document. Employees had already been placed on paid license earlier this week.
Memorandum also states that organs remove any language related to these initiatives from their documents and guidelines. Agencies have 10 days to investigate whether programs were renamed to mask their purposes, at risk of “Adverse consequences”.
The measure fulfills the promise of the republican campaign, which criticized diversity policies in the federal government and the private sector, stating that they discriminated against white people, especially men. Trump also opposed the recognition of gender diversity and criticized the participation of transgender women in sports competitions.
The executive order revokes part of the measures signed by former President Joe Biden on his first day of his term 4 years ago. According to Associated Press, It can restrict access to medical gender affirmation medical care.
The impact of the decision is already felt in the private sector. Companies such as McDonald’s, Walmart, Boeing and Target recently announced the reduction of their diversity initiatives, in what is being called the “Trump effect”.
