C.D.C. Brings Back Hundreds of Suspended Workplace Safety Employees

The New York Times•Wednesday, January 14, 2026 at 7:05:17 PM

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C.D.C. Brings Back Hundreds of Suspended Workplace Safety Employees

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has reinstated hundreds of employees from the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) after a significant number were placed on administrative leave by Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. last April. This decision affects approximately 90 percent of the nearly 1,000 NIOSH employees.
The reinstatement of these employees is crucial for the NIOSH's ability to effectively carry out its mission of ensuring workplace safety and health, which has been compromised during the administrative leave period.
This development highlights ongoing tensions within the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) under Kennedy's leadership, particularly regarding vaccine policies and funding cuts to health organizations, which have sparked controversy and raised concerns about the direction of public health initiatives in the U.S.

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