Comer opens investigation into taxpayer-funded federal employee settlements

EXCLUSIVE — House Oversight and Government Reform Committee Chairman James Comer (R-KY) is demanding a sweeping review of taxpayer-funded settlement payouts to federal employees, arguing that agencies may be quietly paying out millions of dollars to resolve workplace disputes they could otherwise win in court.

In a letter obtained by the Washington Examiner sent Monday to Office of Personnel Management Director Scott Kupor, Comer raised concerns that a federal “sue-and-settle” culture had ballooned under the Biden administration, creating incentives for employees to file weak or frivolous claims while discouraging managers from disciplining workers.