"Two lawsuits have been filed against Donald Trump's Department of Education over its new policy that prevents workers of LGBTQ+ nonprofits from receiving student loan forgiveness. The department published a rule in the Federal Register on Friday that allows the Secretary of Education, Linda McMahon, to disqualify government and nonprofit employers that do not align with the Trump administration's agenda from participating in the Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) program."
"One of the lawsuits is led by the National Council of Nonprofits and includes over a dozen cities, unions, and nonprofits. The other was filed by 22 states. Both lawsuits - filed in the U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts - accuse the Trump administration of denying benefits legally guaranteed under the Higher Education Act, as well as violating the First Amendment rights of nonprofits and their employees."
Two lawsuits challenge a new Department of Education rule that excludes workers of LGBTQ+ nonprofits from the Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) program. The rule, published in the Federal Register, authorizes Secretary of Education Linda McMahon to disqualify government and nonprofit employers that do not align with the administration's agenda from PSLF. One lawsuit is led by the National Council of Nonprofits and includes over a dozen cities, unions, and nonprofits; a separate suit was filed by 22 states. Both suits, filed in U.S. District Court in Massachusetts, allege denial of benefits guaranteed by the Higher Education Act and violations of nonprofits' and employees' First Amendment rights.
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