Biden Rule Strengthens Job Protections for Federal Workers
- New Biden administration rule makes it harder to fire federal workers
- Aims to protect 2.2 million career civil servants from political interference
- Prevents civil servants from having protected status taken away or being reclassified as political appointees
- Expected to prevent Trump from issuing executive order like "Schedule F" if reelected
- Comes after review of 4,000 public comments during rulemaking process