Unions representing homeland security employees are filing a lawsuit against the department. Collective bargaining rights within the DHS have been narrowed and new regulations require employees to take concerns to an internal board appointed by the secretary of Homeland Security. Mark Roth, General Counsel for the American Federation of Government Employees says the lack of due process will give management "free reign to retaliate against employees who challenge management decisions." The AFGE, along with the Treasury Employees Union, the Federation of Federal Employees and the Association of Agriculture Employees are suing on the arguments that the DHS is violating a law within the Homeland Security Act that calls for "meaningful collective bargaining" within the department.