Maharashtra govt hikes DA by 3% to 58%; cash payout begins this month, arrears to be disbursed around Gudi Padwa 2026. https://english.mathrubhumi.com/news/money/maharashtra-da-hike-government-employees-xsouvyyh?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon #Maharashtra #DearnessAllowance #DAHike #StateEmployees #GudhiPadwa

State workers came back to cramped offices and packed parking lots this week. They said the new policy is unworkable.

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/texas/2025/04/03/517617/texas-employees-say-return-to-office-policy-will-make-workers-quit-and-services-will-suffer/

#Business #News #Texas #GregAbbott #KUT #StateEmployees #TexasLegislature

#Georgia #settles #lawsuit with #trans #employees seeking #health #coverage.

Three #Transgender #men #sued the #state last year after being #denied #coverage for #treatment they were #prescribed to assist in their #transition.

#Women #TransMen #Transgender #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA #Georgia #Transitioning #Healthcare #HealthInsurence #StateEmployees #Hate #Bigotry #Discrimination #Transphobia

https://www.ajc.com/politics/georgia-settles-lawsuit-with-trans-employees-seeking-health-coverage/JUTTSPJJFZDK7IMSOSCCCOJF7E/

#Tennessee faces #lawsuit over #discrimination in covering #Trans #healthcare. for #StateEmployees.

Represented by the #Transgender Legal Defense And Education Fund (#TLDEF). two trans #women seek to challenge the #RepublicanParty-Controlled states #unlawful #exclusion affecting their #Healthcare #coverage.

https://www.advocate.com/law/trans-lawsuit-tennessee