r2d2 Posted Thursday at 06:39 PM Report Share Posted Thursday at 06:39 PM A federal judge on Thursday ordered six government agencies to offer fired probationary federal workers their jobs back. Why it matters: At least 30,000 probationary workers have been fired in DOGE's sweeping remaking of the government. A few federal agencies have called their people back, but most are still not working. Zoom out: The order is effective immediately, ruled Judge William Alsup, a Clinton appointee who presides in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California. Alsup said the Office of Personnel Management's order and the firing process was basically a "sham," noting that some probationary workers had been told that they were fired based on their performance. "It is sad, a sad day," said Alsup. "Our government would fire some good employee, and say it was based on performance. When they know good and well, that's a lie." Zoom in: The agencies ordered to re-hire workers include the Department of Agriculture, Department of Defense, Department of Energy, Department of the Interior, Department of Treasury, and Veterans Affairs. Notably the Treasury Department includes the IRS. The tax agency has been hit hard by job cuts in recent weeks. The big picture: The order comes just as agencies are set to undertake even more firings, or "reduction in force" in federal jargon. These reduction memos from each agency are due Thursday and are expected to detail as many as 250,000 job cuts. Alsup's decision comes on top of a ruling last week from the Merit Systems Protections Board, a federal agency that reviews worker complaints, ordering the reinstatement of 6,000 workers at the USDA. Those employees aren't yet working in their former roles, but are now on paid leave, the unions' lawyer Kelsey Helland said Thursday. Where it stands: In his ruling, Alsup made clear that it is within an agency's right to conduct a reduction in force, as long as it complies with the law. "This case is really an attempt to do a reduction in force, but to force it through the OPM," Alsup said. OPM argued that it did not order these firings — but the judge read from agency letters that made clear that the firings had been ordered by OPM. He also pointed to the firing of an employee of the U.S. Forest Service, who had just months earlier received a positive performance review but was told in her termination letter that she was being fired due to poor performance. The firing process, he said, "was a sham in order to try to avoid statutory requirements." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
11_MohanReddy Posted Thursday at 06:42 PM Report Share Posted Thursday at 06:42 PM Damn Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mancode Posted Thursday at 08:10 PM Report Share Posted Thursday at 08:10 PM No, we dont need deep state anna US bueracracy is so flawed that they denied GC to musk., that many regulations and bs rules are there Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
r2d2 Posted Thursday at 08:24 PM Author Report Share Posted Thursday at 08:24 PM don't fall for that deep state BS.. yes, clean up / wastage reduction/ fraud detection & prevention are all very much needed.. do it the right way.. why this mad rush of EOs and court drama.. this DOGE is a bigger waste.. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mancode Posted Thursday at 08:33 PM Report Share Posted Thursday at 08:33 PM 8 minutes ago, r2d2 said: don't fall for that deep state BS.. yes, clean up / wastage reduction/ fraud detection & prevention are all very much needed.. do it the right way.. why this mad rush of EOs and court drama.. this DOGE is a bigger waste.. congress has to do it, why didnt they do anything musk did before? they should grateful for ,musk, who is doing their work Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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