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The Education Department is going through a mass layoff of its employees, as part of Reduction-in-Force (RIF) efforts happening across the federal government.
The department announced Tuesday evening that it laid off nearly 50% of its workforce through the RIF. Impacted employees will be placed on administrative leave beginning March 21.
According to the department, all impacted employees will receive full pay and benefits until June 9, “as well as substantial severance pay or retirement benefits based upon their length of service.”