Judge Says OPM Had 'No Authority Whatsoever' To Fire Probationary Employees
A judge has found that the mass layoffs of probationary government employees were likely unlawful. Newsweek's live blog is closed.
Judge blocks Trump administration from firing probationary employees
In a San Francisco court, Alsup said the Office of Personnel Management acted out of bounds by telling other agencies – including the Education Department, the Small Business Administration and the Energy Department – to fire employees.
Judge says mass firings of probationary employees by the Trump administration were invalid
A judge ruled the OPM must retract memos calling for mass layoffs of probationary employees.
Judge orders rescission of OPM memos directing agencies to fire probationary employees
A federal judge on Thursday ordered the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) to rescind memos that directed agencies across the federal government to fire probationary employees, finding they were
Judge orders Trump administration to rescind directives on probationary employee firings
Those orders followed an OPM directive issued shortly after President Trump’s inauguration that required all agencies to compile lists of their probationary employees and send them to OPM. The judge ordered the administration rescind both that Jan. 20 guidance and the Feb. 14 memo.
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 in California blocks mass firing of probationary federal employees | The Excerpt
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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 have years of experience.
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 thousands of employees fired in recent weeks.
How Philadelphia’s probationary federal employees are coping with mass government layoffs
After a federal judge said Thursday the mass firing of probationary employees was likely illegal, terminated workers are ...
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DoD to fire 5,400 probationary employees next week, with hiring freeze to follow
"Those who we need, who are the best and brightest, are going to stay. Those who are under performers — won't," said Defense ...
US judge in San Francisco will hear request by unions to halt mass firings of probationary workers
Labor unions are asking a federal judge in San Francisco on Thursday for an emergency injunction blocking the mass firings of ...
Independent board thwarts Trump admin's firing of 6 federal workers finding '6 agencies engaged in a prohibited personnel practice'
A federal employment board stopped the Trump administration from firing 6 probationary workers who appeared to have been ...