Workers Sue VA Claiming They Were Wrongly Tagged With DEI Label

March 17, 2025, 9:57 PM UTC

Secretary of Veterans Affairs Douglas A. Collins is facing a new lawsuit over the VA’s treatment of a dozen career civil servants who say they were wrongly designated as working on diversity efforts and treated accordingly per an order from President Donald Trump.

The plaintiffs are six women and six men who have filed their suit as Jane Does and John Does and who work for the VA’s Office of Equity Assurance.

They allege violations of the Administrative Procedure Act, First Amendment rights to free speech and association, and Fifth Amendment rights to due process and equal protection after being ...

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