The dismissals target two independent agencies that oversee swaths of U.S. workers, employers and labor unions.

The Democratic commissioners hadn't completed their terms before the White House notified them that they were being removed.

U.S. President Donald Trump has fired two Democratic officials at the National Labor Relations Board, a major shakeup that will bring hundreds of cases accusing companies of unlawful labor practices to a standstill and paves the way for Republican control of the agency.

President Trump fired two Democratic EEOC commissioners and an NLRB board member, hobbling two independent agencies that are tasked with enforcing worker protections.

Some agency employees who President Donald Trump terminated from their leadership roles Monday night are now “considering legal options.”