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 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 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 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 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 finds mass firings of federal probationary workers to likely be unlawful
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A federal judge in San Francisco on Thursday found that the mass firings of probationary employees were likely unlawful, granting some temporary relief to a coalition of labor unions and organizations that has sued to stop the Trump administration’s massive trimming of the federal workforce.
Judge orders Trump personnel office to rescind mass firings directive
Judge William Alsup said no “statute in the history of the universe” authorized OPM to take personnel action against employees at other agencies.
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 blocks Trump administration from firing probationary employees
A Northern California federal judge has temporarily blocked the Trump administration from its mass firing of probationary federal employees, a group of workers that represent some of the newest hires.
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.
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OPM tells court it never ordered mass firings, contradicting prior claims
The Trump administration is arguing in court that agencies acted on their own to fire probationary staff, but it previously ...
OPM instructs agencies to turn over plans for mass government layoffs
A Wednesday memo from the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) and Office of Management and Budget (OMB) directs agencies ...
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 ...
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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 ...
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 ...
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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 ...
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OPM offers late guidance to federal workforce on Musk email
The memo, published just a few hours before the midnight deadline, says responses should be sent to both OPM and agency ...
Special counsel determines some probationary layoffs violate law, asks for intervention
The Office of the Special Counsel (OSC) has determined that six probationary employees were improperly terminated, asking an ...