Judge finds mass firings of federal probationary workers were likely unlawful
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A federal judge in San Francisco on Thursday found that the mass firings of probationary employees were likely unlawful, granting temporary relief to a coalition of labor unions and organizations that has sued to stop the Trump administration’s massive dismantling of the federal workforce.
Judge blocks Trump administration's mass dismissals of probationary federal employees
A federal judge in California stopped the Office of Personnel Management from ordering federal departments and agencies to begin mass firings of probationary workers.
Judge in California blocks mass firing of probationary federal employees | The Excerpt
President Trump met with U.K. Prime Minister Starmer at the White House. Also, why many Americans are tired of cost-cutting tips. It's on The Excerpt.
Fired federal workers, union leaders protest Trump administration firings in Detroit
At a rally in Detroit, fired federal workers and union leaders protested the Trump administration's cuts to the civil service.
Federal judge invalidates OPM’s directives to terminate federal probationary workers
A federal court said OPM's directives on probationary firings have no legal effect, since the office has no authority to order firings in other agencies.
OPM illegally ordered agencies to fire ‘probationary’ federal employees, judge rules
The ruling is a setback for the Trump administration’s ongoing effort to dramatically shrink the federal workforce.
Judge blocks Trump administration’s mass firings of federal workers
A federal judge ruled that the terminations at agencies including the Department of Defense were probably illegal.
Judge rules OPM cannot fire federal workers at other agencies
A judge ruled the OPM cannot directly fire federal workers at other agencies and that they have to rescind their mass firing memo. Former U.S. attorney Barbara McQuade and Yale Law School Professor Natasha Sarin join José Díaz-Balart to discuss.
US judge says mass firings of some federal workers likely illegal
Thousands of workers have been fired by the Trump administration as part of its effort to slash the federal workforce.
Trump's federal workforce cuts: A timeline of firings and court reversals
The Trump administration has ordered heads of federal departments and agencies to prepare to initiate "large-scale reductions ...
Why ‘Probationary’ Employees Are a Target in Federal Job Cuts
Many government workers being cut are those with fewer protections. They are relatively new in their current jobs, but often ...
How Philadelphia’s probationary federal employees are coping with mass government layoffs
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Second "what did you do last week" email expected to go to some federal workers
A second email asking government workers to detail what they did in the last week is expected to go out to some on Saturday.
Federal board halts firings of six probationary employees amid Trump cuts
The Merit Systems Protection Board ordered a 45-day stay of the terminations, a move that could have implications for the ...
Federal workers start to get a new email demanding their accomplishments
WASHINGTON (AP) — Federal employees are starting to receive another email requiring them to explain their recent ...
Judge finds mass firings of federal probationary workers to likely be unlawful
US District Judge William Alsup ordered the OPM to inform certain federal agencies that it had no authority to order the ...
10 federal workers, including at least 3 veterans, fired at the VA Medical Center in Milwaukee
Like thousands of federal workers fired by the Trump administration, those who lost their jobs at Zablocki were all ...