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.
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
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OPM alters memo about probationary employees but does not order mass firings reversed
The Office of Personnel Management has revised a Jan. 20 memo asking federal agencies to identify probationary employees ahead of a mass firing. The reissued memo does not order fired workers reinstated.
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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,
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Some agencies are still firing probationers while others have recalled theirs, following court ruling
There appears to be confusion throughout the Trump administration as to the impacts of the court's decision, with some agencies pausing their personnel actions to assess the fallout.
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 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 that represents some of the newest hires.
US judge halts Trump administration's calls for mass firings at agencies
A California federal judge said that the U.S. Office of Personnel Management lacked the power to order federal agencies to fire any workers, including probationary employees who typically have less than a year of experience.
Federal judge orders Trump administration to rescind 'illegal' layoff memo
A federal judge on Thursday ordered the Trump administration to rescind a Office of Personnel Management memo directing agencies to determine whether employees should be fired. The American Federation of Government Employees filed suit on behalf of potentially hundreds of thousands of people who faced immediate termination.
Judge Says Trump Administration Memos Directing Mass Firings Were Illegal
A federal judge in California ordered the retraction of the memos. He suggested, but did not order, that the layoffs be stopped.
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.