By Sarah Naffa
Associated Press – Morning Wire – March 6, 2025
In the news today: The top public health agency in the United States says some employees who were laid off can come back to work; the Trump administration drops a high-profile abortion case in Idaho; and France’s Macron and allies will discuss protecting Europe with French nuclear deterrence. Also, how healthy eating could be tied to good sleep.  Supporters of Centers for Disease Control and Prevention employees protest CDC layoffs, in Atlanta, Feb. 18. (Arvin Temkar/Atlanta Journal-Constitution via AP) POLITICS CDC rescinds termination notice, calls about 180 fired employees back The nation’s top public health agency says about 180 employees who were laid off two weeks ago can come back to work. Emails went out Tuesday to some Centers for Disease Control and Prevention probationary employees who got termination notices last month, according to current and former CDC employees. Read more. |
| What to know:A message seen by the AP was sent with the subject line, “Read this e-mail immediately.” It said that “after further review and consideration,” a Feb. 15 termination notice has been rescinded and the employee was cleared to return to work on Wednesday. “You should return to duty under your previous work schedule,” it said. Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. last month pledged “radical transparency” at the department, but HHS officials have not provided details about CDC staff changes and did not respond to emailed requests on Tuesday and Wednesday. How many of the reinstated employees returned to work Wednesday is unclear. It’s also unclear whether the employees will be spared from widespread job cuts that are expected soon across government agencies. |
‘Read this e-mail immediately’: CDC tells about 180 fired employees to come back to work
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