A federal judge in San Francisco on Thursday ordered the Trump administration to rehire thousands of probationary government workers who were fired last month, ruling that their terminations by the Office of Personnel Management (OMB) were unlawful.
Alsup expressed frustration with what he called the government’s attempt to sidestep laws and regulations governing a reduction in its workforce — which it is allowed to do — by firing probationary workers who lack protections and cannot appeal.
