FDA Halts Severance Pay For RIF’d Employees Amid Shutdown

By Jessica Karins / November 5, 2025 at 5:40 PM

FDA has halted severance pay for terminated employees who received reduction in force notices in July, a union source told Inside Health Policy Wednesday (Nov. 5), attributing the move to the ongoing government shutdown.


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