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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
S.F. federal judge blocks mass government firings, will order OPM director to court
The Trump administration must halt its firings of thousands of government employees who have been hired in the past two years, dismissals that had no legal justification, a federal judge in San Francisco ruled Thursday.
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.
OPM tells federal workers to list 5 accomplishments weekly. Bay Area workers react
Federal employees reported getting a second email from OPM telling them to list 5 recent accomplishments on a weekly basis.
20 attorneys general are suing the Trump administration over the firing of federal workers
Attorneys general are suing the Trump administration, saying federal agencies unlawfully fired probationary employees without the required notice.
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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 illegally ordered agencies to fire ‘probationary’ federal employees, judge rules
Alsup said he doesn’t currently have the authority to do that. The San Francisco-based judge, however, did order OPM to rescind any directives it has issued requiring the mass terminations.
Judge finds mass firings of federal probationary workers were probably unlawful
A federal judge in San Francisco finds the mass firings of probationary government employees by the Trump administration were probably unlawful.
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Nearly 6,000 USDA workers fired by Trump ordered back to work for now
The U.S. Department of Agriculture must temporarily reinstate nearly 6,000 probationary employees fired since Feb. 13, according to a ruling by the Merit Systems Protection Board.
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 undercuts Musk ‘resignation' threat to federal workers
"OPM also clarified that a non-response to the email does not equate to a resignation," the email said. The update came hours after news broke about a newly amended lawsuit that noted Musk's recent threat. The new filing in San Francisco federal court came ...
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OPM alters memo about probationary employees but does not order mass firings reversed
OPM issued the revised memo in part to provide clarity in light of a recent court order, an agency spokesperson confirmed, referring to last week's ruling from a federal judge in San Francisco.