Judge orders 6 agencies to rehire fired federal probationary workers after "unlawful" terminations
U.S. District Judge William Alsup extended relief to fired workers at the Departments of Veterans Affairs, Agriculture, Defense, Energy, Interior and Treasury.
DOJ lawyers decline to let OPM's acting director testify about mass firings
A federal judge is requiring the head of the Office of Personnel Management to testify Thursday about the mass firing of probationary employees.
Judge orders VA, DoD, USDA and others to offer reinstatement to thousands of fired probationary employees
U.S. District Judge William Alsup said the Trump administration "lied" about its reasons for the mass terminations of probationary workers across the government.
Judge orders Trump administration to reinstate thousands of fired employees at VA, Defense Department and other agencies
A federal judge has ordered half a dozen federal agencies to “immediately” reinstate probationary employees fired last month as part of the Trump administration’s effort to rapidly shrink the federal workforce.
US judge orders Trump administration to reinstate thousands of fired workers
A California federal judge on Thursday ordered six U.S. agencies to reinstate thousands of recently-hired employees who were fired as part of President Donald Trump's purge of the federal workforce.
Judge Rebukes Trump For Firing Federal Worker: US Is 'Not An Autocracy'
The U.S. is "not an autocracy," Judge Sparkle Sooknanan wrote in her ruling. "It is a system of checks and balances."
Trump Official Will No Longer Testify in Challenge to Mass Firings
The government said in a court filing that Charles Ezell, who issued the memos that agencies interpreted as orders to fire thousands of employees, would not appear in court Thursday.
Judge to consider blocking mass firings of government employees
ABC News’ Katherine Faulders and legal contributor Kim Wehle discuss the lawsuit filed by 20 Democratic attorneys general.
Justice Department says key Trump admin official won’t testify about probationary firings
The Justice Department told a federal judge on Tuesday that the acting head of the Office of Personnel Management won’t testify at a hearing later this week in a major case challenging the government’s efforts to cull the federal workforce,
Judge to consider blocking mass firings of federal workers
A judge will consider blocking the mass firings of federal workers after 20 Democratic attorneys general filed a lawsuit.
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OPM chief rejects court order to testify on probationary firings as case expands governmentwide
Some Republicans push bills to protect workers as thousands of fired feds will rejoin the payroll this week, albeit on administrative leave.
OPM Chief Won't Testify in Mass Federal Layoffs Challenge (2)
Acting Office of Personnel Management Director Charles Ezell won’t testify at a March 13 hearing in a lawsuit by government ...
'Court will have to decide the sanction': Judge orders Trump DOJ to produce OPM head for testimony in mass firings case or face his wrath as legal showdown looms
A federal judge in California has ordered the Trump administration to produce Charles Ezell, the acting director of the ...
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A Key Official Is Trying to Weasel Out of Testifying About Trump’s Mass Firings. Good Luck!
To support this assertion, the Justice Department offered a single piece of evidence: a declaration from Charles Ezell, filed under penalty of perjury, stating that “OPM did not direct 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 ...
‘Protect the government’: Trump DOJ urges judge to stop upcoming courtroom showdown with OPM director in mass firings case
The Trump administration is attempting to stop a Thursday hearing in its Office of Personnel and Management mass firing case ...
Dozens of OPM probationary employees were fired on a mass video call on Thursday and given 20 minutes to collect their belongings
"We ask that you gather your personal belongings and exit the premises by 3 p.m. ET as well," an official on the call said.