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A very chaotic week at the Consumer Financial Protection (CFPB) continues. Yesterday, the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) instructed the bureau to reinstate veterans, disabled veterans and military spouses who were fired, according to an email obtained by Bloomberg Law.
The CFPB’s Office of Human Capital told the employees laid off earlier this month that they were reinstated under OPM’s policy change. The employees won’t have a break in service or interruption to their pay and benefits, the email confirmed.
The email also confirmed that the employees’ terminations will be removed from their records, which will restore access to their emails and other technology at the bureau.
Bloomberg’s report says that it’s unclear whether the reinstatement policy applies across the wider government or only at the CFPB, or whether those reinstated would be protected from future job reductions.
After assuming office on Feb. 7, Acting CFPB Director Russell Vought, who also leads the Office of Management and Budget, halted all CFPB operations.
The reversal of terminations for disabled and other veterans as well as military spouses at the CFPB coincides with the Trump administration’s plans for job reductions, which could result in thousands of job cuts across the federal government.
Read more here: Updated list of all Trump’s actions that affect housing.
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