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  • H.R. 687 seeks to amend Title 5 of the United States Code to change how federal employees can be removed for poor performance or misconduct. The bill, known as the "Modern Employment Reform, Improvement, and Transformation Act of 2025" or "MERIT Act of 2025," includes provisions to end...

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    The MERIT Act of 2025 aims to change the rules on how government workers can be let go if they don't do their job well or if they behave badly. It suggests longer waiting times before job security kicks in, limits how workers can complain about punishments, and makes it easier for the government to take back bonuses if a worker gets into serious trouble.

  • The S. 662 bill, known as the “Modern Employment Reform, Improvement, and Transformation Act of 2025” or the “MERIT Act of 2025,” aims to change how federal employees in the United States can be removed for reasons related to their performance or misconduct. It proposes...

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    The MERIT Act of 2025 is a new rule to make it easier for managers to fire government workers if they don't do their jobs well or behave badly, but it might make workers feel less safe in their jobs.