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Trump Administration Orders Federal DEIA Office Employees on Paid Leave

In a memo on Tuesday, the Trump Administration says all federal employees in DEIA offices will need to be placed on paid leave.

Trump Administration Orders Federal DEIA Office Employees on Paid Leave
Trump Administration Orders Federal DEIA Office Employees on Paid Leave

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All federal employees in Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Accessibility (DEIA) offices will need to be placed on paid administrative leave "effective immediately," according to a memo from the Trump Administration on Tuesday.

Why It Matters

In a sweeping move after his inauguration on Monday, President Donald Trump rescinded numerous Biden-era executive orders and implemented many of his own. Amid the new orders, Trump ordered what he called the "Ending Radical And Wasteful Government DEI Programs And Preferencing."

In a memo sent to the acting heads of government DEIA offices on Tuesday, which was first obtained by CBS News and then confirmed by Trump's Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt on X, formerly Twitter, the Trump Administration laid out the steps to inform DEIA office employees of the upcoming changes.

This is a breaking news story that will be updated with additional information.

President Trump orders federal DEIA office employees to be placed on paid leave immediately as part of sweeping changes in government policies.

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