Disability rights groups filed a lawsuit on April 2 against the Social Security Administration (SSA), the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), and Elon Musk, alleging that recent mass layoffs and the elimination of critical offices within the SSA are unconstitutional and harm Americans with disabilities.
In late February, the SSA announced plans to lay off 7,000 workers, or around 12 percent of the agency’s 57,000-person workforce—2,477 of whom accepted the Trump administration’s voluntary separation payment offer.
