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.
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Federal watchdog agency intervenes in Trump’s purge of probationary employees
U.S. Special Counsel Hampton Dellinger has asked the Merit Systems Protection Board to temporarily reinstate six federal employees fired from their jobs and is considering ways to seek relief for others.
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A military vet and a scientist were securing America’s food system. Trump fired them
More than 10,000 federal employees who had yet to complete their probationary periods have been fired by the Trump administration, including those who work to protect American agriculture.
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Layoffs start at CDC, targeting probationary staff
As many as 1,300 probationary employees at CDC are being let go, at the direction of the Trump administration. The cuts represent around 10% of the agency’s workforce.
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Sweeping cuts hit recent federal hires as Trump administration slashes workforce
Employees across several agencies including the U.S. Office of Personnel Management, the Department of Education, the Department of Energy and the General Services Administration have all been affected this week, with many being given notice on Thursday.
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Judge declines to block Trump administration’s resignation offer to federal employees
A federal judge ruled that the Trump administration’s offer to federal employees to resign now in exchange for pay and benefits through September can go forward.
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Judge weighs a longer pause on Trump’s resignation offer to federal workers
A federal judge in Boston is hearing arguments Monday over whether the Trump administration’s “Fork in the Road” offer to federal employees can continue. Unions want a temporary restraining order.
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Trump offers deferred resignation to national security and intelligence workers
The letters are the first examples of the national security and intelligence workforce being included in broader efforts to downsize the federal government by the Trump administration.
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What happens after the ‘Fork in the Road’? A lawyer for ex-Twitter employees weighs in
Shannon Liss-Riordan, who represents thousands of former Twitter employees suing the company, sees many similarities in the predicament of federal workers today. Here’s her advice.
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‘Not a buyout’: Attorneys and unions urge federal workers not to resign
Unions and attorneys who represent federal employees are telling workers not to take the offer from the Trump administration to resign from their jobs by Feb. 6 and still be paid through September.
