EPA Floats Draft Contract For Resigning Staff, Amid Skepticism Of Caveats

Days before the Feb. 6 deadline for EPA staff to accept the Trump administration’s deferred resignation offer, agency officials have sent an example contract to employees that purports to codify the benefits participants would receive, though the language is drawing concerns that it may not provide sufficient protections should the government renege. The Feb. 3 email to agency staff promises that, “among other things, this agreement will provide binding assurance that employees who accept the Deferred Resignation Offer will not...