Overview
- Employees were instructed to report in person to regional offices on Dec. 15, with some receiving Dec. 29 return dates.
- The department confirmed work will resume even as it continues to appeal litigation over the March Reduction in Force and described the recall as temporary.
- A court filing said 264 OCR employees were placed on leave on March 11, and 7,888 complaints were received between March 11 and Sept. 1.
- News reports differ on the size of the recall, with counts ranging from dozens to roughly 250 or more than 260.
- The employees’ union says the paid-leave period sidelined staff for more than nine months and wasted over $40 million in taxpayer funds.