A coalition of 21 states sued the Trump administration over its decision to lay off staff and reduce the functions of seven federal agencies, including those that facilitate labor mediation, support library programs, and promote growth of small businesses.
The states filed their lawsuit in US District Court for the District of Rhode Island Friday, alleging the administration is flouting the law after Trump directed the shuttering and shrinking of several small agencies in a March 14 executive order.
The Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service was reduced from 200 employees to 15 by the executive order, the complaint said. ...
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