Judges Have Ordered Federal Workers Back on the Job. Now What?
Fired employees expressed excitement about the prospect of reinstatement, as well as back pay. But there’s no template for rehiring en masse.
Fired federal workers can fight their dismissals, but there’s a catch
A civil service law requires an administrative agency to hear complaints. Judges have thrown out lawsuits from unions, saying the courts lack power to block layoffs.
Trump says he feels 'very badly' for fired federal workers but 'many of them don't work at all'
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump said Wednesday that he feels "very badly" for the thousands of civil servants who have lost their jobs in recent weeks but that "many of them don't work at all."
Second judge rules against Trump federal layoffs, orders administration to rehire fired workers
The judge's decision means that, for the time being, those employees who lost their jobs due to the presidential administration’s cuts were to be reinstated.
Second federal judge orders temporary reinstatement of thousands of probationary employees fired by the Trump administration
A second federal judge ruled Thursday that thousands of probationary employees laid off en masse by the Trump administration must be temporarily reinstated to their jobs.
Federal 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. The ruling made by U.
Judge orders Trump officials to offer jobs back to thousands of fired workers
Judge William Alsup directed the Trump administration to extend the offer to probationary workers fired last month across several agencies.
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.
Judge Says Trump Must Rehire Probationary Workers Fired from Federal Agencies
A federal judge in San Francisco ordered President Donald Trump's administration to rehire thousands, if not tens of thousands, of probationary workers let go in mass firings across multiple agencies,
Federal workers told to report to faraway offices—with days’ notice
Some government employees were told this week that they have until Monday to report to offices that in some cases are ...
Federal workers say their future is still uncertain even after court rulings call their firings illegal
Two judges ruled Thursday that President Donald Trump’s administration needs to reinstate thousands of federal workers it ...
Federal workers' union president says the idea government is 'too big' is 'misinformation'
Federal workers' union head Everett Kelley dismissed the idea that the federal government is too big as "false information" ...
‘I’m in limbo right now’: Laid off federal workers struggle to secure unemployment benefits
A month after losing her job at the Department of Veterans Affairs, Corinne Bazarnyj is still waiting to be approved for ...
Federal judge orders Trump administration to reinstate thousands of fired probationary employees across 18 agencies
A federal judge is ordering the Trump administration to reinstate thousands of previously terminated probationary employees ...
‘Vitriol and blame.’ Laid-off federal workers face polarized landscape and uncertainty
I was kind of just waiting for that email to come,” says one former Seattle-area NOAA worker, as experts discuss how reaction ...
He lost his job because of Donald Trump’s USAID funding freeze. Now he’s helping other laid-off federal workers find work
Vota anticipated a big shakeup at his firm, Humentum, which was predominantly funded by federal grants, and estimated that it ...
Federal judge orders Elon Musk, DOGE to reveal plans to downsize government, identify all employees
A federal judge ordered Elon Musk and DOGE to reveal its plans to downsize the government and to identify all its employees, ...