Appeals court rejects states’ challenge to Trump administration’s probationary employee dismissals
A federal appeals court committee ruled on Monday in favor of the Trump administration, dismissing a lawsuit from the Democratic Attorney General regarding the mass terminations of probation employees. The court found there was no basis for a legal challenge to the state’s actions. The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit overturned a […]
Watchdog reports that the IRS dismissed probationary employees without considering their performance.
IRS Terminations Raise Concerns Over Employee Performance Ratings A recent report from the IRS’ Watchdog revealed that the agency did not factor in employee performance ratings when it terminated thousands of probation employees earlier this year. The Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration (TIGTA) found that nearly all 7,315 fired probation employees were rated as […]
Treasury Department watchdog uncovers rule violations in IRS termination of probationary staff
The IRS recently faced scrutiny after a Treasury watchdog revealed that it violated its own protocols in firing thousands of employees earlier this year, following directives from the Trump administration. The dismissed workers were not provided proper notice, and their job performance was overlooked during the termination process, as highlighted in a report released last […]
Commerce refires probationary employees as court order lifts
The Commerce Department and its National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) have already amended the trial employees after the temporary court restraint order was lifted. The Trump administration first attempted to remove recently hired or promoted employees, which rose in large numbers earlier this year, but was stopped by a temporary court restraining order, and […]
Trump White House asks Supreme Court to pause judge’s ruling to rehire probationary federal workers
Washington – The Trump administration asked supreme court On Monday, it suspended a ruling to halt rehiring of thousands of federal workers, which aimed to dramatically reduce the federal government. The emergency appeal argues that a judge cannot force an administrator to rehire about 16,000 probation employees. The California-based judge discovered that the dismissal was […]
2nd judge orders Trump admin to rehire probationary workers let go in mass firings
Late Thursday, the second judge ordered the Trump administration to revive probation workers who fired masses at multiple agencies. In Baltimore, Obama's appointee, US District Judge James Bredal, discovered that the administration ignored the laws set for a massive layoff. Bleder ordered the shooting to be stopped for at least two weeks, and the workforce […]
Clinton-Appointed Judge Orders Rehiring Of Probationary Federal Workers, Following Their Terminations
San Francisco US District Judge William Alsup. (Photo: US District Court – Northern California District) OAN Staff Brook Mallory2:38pm – Thursday, March 13th, 2025 A federal judge in San Francisco, California, found the Department of Personnel Management's Department of Probation's fire department last month “illegal” and ordered six federal agencies to revive them. advertisement The […]
Fed judge finds Trump’s mass firings of federal probationary workers were likely unlawful
A federal judge in San Francisco on Thursday called for the mass shooting of probation employees likely to be illegal, giving temporary relief to a coalition of unions and organizations and halting the massive dismantling of the Trump administration's federal workforce. US District Judge William Alsup ordered the Personnel Management to inform certain federal agencies […]
Judge blocks Trump admin from mass dismissals of probationary federal employees
A California judge blocked the Trump administration on Thursday, saying the department and agencies began firing federal workers on probation that were recently employed, and that the Department of Personnel Management (OPM) has no authority to fire employees. The move challenged OPM's mass termination during court hearings over cases from trade unions and other groups. […]
Jonathan Turley Calls Federal Judge’s Ruling On Trump Admin’s Review Of Probationary Workers ‘Quite A Reach’
Jonathan Turley, a law professor at George Washington University, told Fox News Thursday that the federal judge's ruling on the review of probation workers in the Trump administration is “a considerable extent.” US District Judge William Alsap Domination On Thursday, the Department of Personnel Management (OPM) said it would need to revoke instructions to begin […]