{"id":7224,"date":"2026-01-01T23:58:05","date_gmt":"2026-01-01T23:58:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/inernews.online\/?p=7224"},"modified":"2026-01-01T23:58:05","modified_gmt":"2026-01-01T23:58:05","slug":"us-federal-employees-file-complaint-against-trumps-anti-transgender-policy-donald-trump-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/inernews.online\/?p=7224","title":{"rendered":"US federal employees file complaint against Trump\u2019s anti-transgender policy | Donald Trump News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"\">\n<p class=\"article__subhead\"><em>The complaint targets a policy that would nix coverage under federal health insurance for gender-affirming healthcare.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div class=\"article-dates\">\n<p><span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Published On 1 Jan 2026<\/span><span aria-hidden=\"true\">1 Jan 2026<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"rich-share\" data-testid=\"rich-share\">\n<div class=\"rich-share__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"rich-share__button-wrapper\"><button class=\"rich-share__button row\" aria-expanded=\"false\"><\/p>\n<p>Click here to share on social media<\/p>\n<p><svg class=\"icon icon--share2 icon--primary icon--16 \" viewbox=\"0 0 20 16\" version=\"1.1\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><title>share2<\/title><path fill=\"#000\" fill-rule=\"evenodd\" d=\"M11.688 9.048c-.659 0-1.252.282-1.673.733l-4.92-2.45c.016-.115.028-.232.028-.352 0-.117-.011-.23-.027-.343l4.913-2.423a2.285 2.285 0 0 0 1.68.739C12.964 4.952 14 3.899 14 2.6 14 1.302 12.965.25 11.688.25S9.377 1.302 9.377 2.601c0 .117.01.23.027.343L4.49 5.367a2.285 2.285 0 0 0-1.68-.739C1.536 4.628.5 5.681.5 6.979c0 1.299 1.035 2.35 2.312 2.35.659 0 1.252-.281 1.673-.731l4.92 2.45a2.357 2.357 0 0 0-.029.351c0 1.299 1.035 2.351 2.312 2.351S14 12.698 14 11.399s-1.035-2.35-2.312-2.35Z\" clip-rule=\"evenodd\"\/><\/svg><\/button><\/p>\n<p class=\"rich-share__social-text\">Share<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div aria-live=\"polite\" aria-atomic=\"true\">\n<p>A group of federal government employees in the United States has filed a class action complaint against President Donald Trump\u2019s administration over a new policy that will eliminate coverage for gender-affirming care in federal health insurance programmes.<\/p>\n<p>The policy took effect with the start of the new year, and on Thursday, the Human Rights Campaign Foundation issued the complaint, acting on behalf of the federal employees.<\/p>\n<section class=\"more-on\">\n<h2 class=\"more-on__heading\">Recommended Stories<!-- --> <\/h2>\n<p><span class=\"screen-reader-text\">list of 3 items<\/span><span class=\"screen-reader-text\">end of list<\/span><\/section>\n<p>The US Office of Personnel Management (OPM) was named as a defendant.<\/p>\n<p>In an August letter, the OPM stated that, as of 2026, \u201cchemical and surgical modification of an individual\u2019s sex traits through medical interventions\u201d would no longer be covered under health insurance programmes for federal employees and US postal workers.<\/p>\n<p>OPM officials could not be reached for immediate comment.<\/p>\n<p>The complaint argues that the policy is discriminatory on the basis of sex. It asks that the policy be rescinded and seeks payment for economic damages and other relief.<\/p>\n<p>If the issue is not resolved with the OPM, the foundation said that plaintiffs will pursue class claims before the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission and potentially continue with a class action lawsuit in federal court.<\/p>\n<p>Separately, a group of Democratic state attorneys general last month sued the Trump administration to block proposed rules that would cut children\u2019s access to gender-affirming care, the latest court battle over Trump\u2019s efforts to eliminate legal protections for transgender people.<\/p>\n<p>US Secretary of Health and Human Services Robert F Kennedy Jr has proposed rules that would bar hospitals that provide gender-affirming care to children from Medicaid and Medicare and prohibit the Children\u2019s Health Insurance Program from paying for it.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The complaint targets a policy that would nix coverage under federal health insurance for gender-affirming healthcare. 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