Federal judge rules Trump must reinstate many fired federal employees

Judges order reinstatement of fired federal probationary employees. Now what?

The firings of thousands of federal probationary employees have been declared illegal by federal judges in Maryland and California, but questions remain about what happens next. “The latest is that we’re waiting to hear,” said former IRS IT specialist George Johnston, one of those probationary workers (generally, those with less than a year on the job, but, in some cases,...

Judge blocks mass firings of federal workers for now, orders thousands reinstated in lawsuit by states

Judge blocks mass firings of federal workers for now, orders thousands reinstated in lawsuit by states

White House slams judge for ordering Trump admin to rehire thousands of federal workers: ‘Absurd and unconstitutional’

The White House slammed a federal judge’s ruling on Thursday as “absurd and unconstitutional” after he ordered the Trump administration to reinstate thousands of federal employees who were fired last month.

US: Judge orders White House to reinstate fired workers

The ruling comes as the Trump administration had demanded that government agencies submit plans for a second wave of mass layoffs and budget cuts this week.

Judge orders thousands of probationary employees fired by Trump be reinstated

U.S. District Judge James Bredar granted a temporary restraining order against numerous agencies and departments affected by the administration's reduction in...

Judge Orders Trump Administration to Give Federal Workers Their Jobs Back

A federal judge has ruled that tens of thousands of employees summarily fired by the Trump administration must be rehired — that is if they even want to return to their jobs. On Thursday, District Court for the Northern District of California Judge William Alsup ruled that the federal government had illegally fired thousands of probationary employees across six federal agencies in a “sham” operation to circumvent employment laws.   “The reas…