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Bozvotros

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4. These firings have to violate federal laws..
Sun Feb 23, 2025, 02:32 PM
12 hrs ago

I worked at the VA for 14 years. And you couldn't fire people without a good reason. You had to prove they committed a serious offense. Even new employees were protected. There were steps you had to take before you terminate someone. Especially people who had been employed beyond their probationary period.i

When it happened it was almost always a paid vacation for whoever was wrongfully fired. I saw a few people who would have been fired at 90% of private businesses keep their job. I even saw one person get fired for assaulting someone, who was gone for seven or eight months. One day he was just back. He had to hire a lawyer but he was paid for the time he was off and given a different job job at the same pay level.

I'd bet most people who can are lawyering up . I think this is a another stupid mistake by these two rich entitled power mad assholes. It's going to cost the VA a shit ton of money that should be going to improve treatment for veterans.

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