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OPM Shifts Stance On Federal Firings After Judge’s Ruling, Leaving Workers In Limbo
The Office of Personnel Management (OPM) issued new guidance Tuesday, telling federal agencies they hold the reins on terminating probationary employees, just days after a judge paused a wave of firings that could affect up to 30,
OPM walks back memo on firing probationary employees, leaving decision to agencies
The Office of Personnel Management (OPM) on Tuesday updated its guidance to department heads that demanded the firing of federal workers, adding that it’s up to the agency on whether to boot their hires.
Federal Judge Rules Firing Public-Land Workers Was Illegal, Agrees It ‘Will Inflict Immediate, Foreseeable Harm’ to Habitat and Wildlife
The lawsuit indicates some employees at the Bureau of Land Management, National Park Service, and USFWS were wrongly fired during layoffs last month.
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US agency that pushed for mass firings quietly clarifies it doesn't have the power to fire workers
OPM said in an email to agency human resources employees that it is aware of recent litigation and that it doesn't have the power to direct firings.
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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.
Trump’s personnel office walks back order to fire probationary employees
The Trump administration’s Office of Personnel Management issued new guidance on Tuesday making clear it is not ordering federal agencies to fire probationary employees.
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Judge says OPM memo directing mass firings of probationary workers was unlawful
WASHINGTON — A federal judge in California said the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) overstepped its constitutional authority earlier this month in a memo directing federal agencies to ...
Trump administration revises directive on mass firings of federal workers
The Trump administration told federal agencies that firings of probationary workers are up to the agencies ‒ not the Office of Personnel Management.
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San Francisco Federal Judge Orders OPM To Rescind Mass Firing Emails
A federal judge in San Francisco ordered the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) to rescind its instructions directing federal agencies
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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 sent a government directive with a deadline for the firings.
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OPM retroactively edits probationary firing guidance to note it did not order probationary firings
Judge William Alsup, who presided over the case, said the administration’s argument was not credible and ordered both the Jan. 20 memo and the Feb. 13 directive to be rescinded. OPM has instead ...
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Judge orders recission 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