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. Follow Newsweek's live blog for the latest updates.
OPM illegally ordered agencies to fire ‘probationary’ federal employees, judge rules
At the heart of the case is a Feb. 14 memo that OPM sent to agencies asking them to “separate probationary employees you have not identified as mission-critical.” The memo was the culmination ...
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.
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
A federal judge on Thursday ordered the Trump administration to rescind directives that caused the mass firings of recent hires and other federal employees on their probationary periods.
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 in California blocks mass firing of probationary federal employees | The Excerpt
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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.
A federal judge temporary blocks Trump administration from firing probationary employees
A federal judge temporarily blocked the Trump administration from mass firing of probationary federal employees.
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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House Democrats ask OPM to reinstate probationary workers
House Oversight and Government Reform Committee Democrats want documents pertaining to the DOGE-led reductions-in-force, per ...
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NSF begins reinstating probationary employees
Following the federal court ruling, the Office of Personnel Management told agencies to begin the reinstatement of unlawfully ...
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National Science Foundation is reinstating fired probationary employees
The National Science Foundation (NSF) announced Monday that it is reinstating dozens of probationary employees that the Trump ...
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NSF says it’s reinstating fired probationary employees
The National Science Foundation is reinstating probationary employees following a court ruling on the firings.
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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 ...
Science agency reinstates some fired employees, includes people with disabilities, veterans, military spouses
The National Science Foundation said in a memo it's reinstating some of its fired probationary employees. A federal workers ...
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A raft of personnel changes sweeps the Pentagon
From the top end of the Joint Chiefs of Staff down to probationary employees, the Pentagon makes personnel changes. What are ...
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 ...