Rep. Stephen Lynch demanded accountability from Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick regarding the wrongful termination of health care coverage for employees. Many employees who were unlawfully fired from the department saw their health care benefits terminated despite having paid premiums. The issue arose following a mass firing of nearly 800 probationary employees under the Trump administration, which a court later deemed likely illegal, resulting in their reinstatement. Lynch expressed concerns that this breach of health care obligations might also indicate further compensation issues, urging swift action to rectify these injustices.
"I urge you to take immediate action to remedy the financial and physical injury done to employees who had their health coverage illegally cancelled..."
"Commerce's failure to meet its health care obligations... raises concerns about whether other forms of owed compensation, such as payment for earned leave and credit hours, are being denied."
#health-care-coverage #employee-rights #congressional-oversight #commerce-department #federal-employees
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