Judge rules mass firings of federal probationary employees likely unlawful
U.S. District Judge William Alsup instructed the Office of Personnel Management to inform certain federal agencies it had no authority to order the firings of probationary employees. The ruling is
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.
How Philadelphia’s probationary federal employees are coping with mass government layoffs
Brandon Hayward received a $500 cash prize and a “Making a Difference Award,” for his “outstanding performance” over seven months of employment at the Veterans Benefits Administration in Philadelphia.
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.
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.
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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.
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.
Here’s Where Trump’s Government Layoffs Are Targeted—As Judge Blocks Mass Firings Of Probationary Employees
Internal Revenue Service: More than 110 IRS offices that handle taxpayer assistance will be closed, according to a plan from the U.S. General Services Administration obtained by The Washington Post, as the Trump administration began layoffs of about 7,000 workers in mid-February, at the peak of tax season, multiple outlets reported.
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 rules mass firings of federal probationary employees is likely illegal
He ordered the Office of Personnel Management to tell certain federal agencies it couldn't order the firings of probationary employees, including at the Defense Department.
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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 ...
NOAA begins cutting hundreds of employees
Sources said on Thursday that the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration became the latest federal agency to be hit ...
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Veterans Affairs axes another 1,400 probationary employees
The Department of Veterans Affairs announced the dismissal of 1,400 probationary employees Monday evening—employees the ...