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.
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.
Judge orders federal employees to be rehired
U.S. District Court Judge Ana Reyes demanded that Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth offer a retraction over a repost he made about transgender military policy. Former Transportation Secretary and presidential candidate Pete Buttigieg rules out a run for the Senate in Michigan in 2026,
Judges order US government to rehire thousands of workers
A federal judge has ordered the Trump administration to rehire tens of thousands of government employees sacked in recent weeks, in one of the biggest legal setbacks to Elon Musk’s aggressive cost-cutting drive.
Federal judges order Trump to rehire thousands of fired probationary federal employees
Rachel Maddow reports breaking news that two separate federal judges have determined that thousands of probationary federal employees were fired improperly, and ordered jobs restored across a wide range of government departments with the potential for more to be added.
Judge orders Trump administration to reinstate terminated federal employees
Fox News correspondent David Spunt has the latest on a San Francisco judge ruling that the Trump administration must reinstate fired federal employees and more on ‘Special Report.’
Judge orders 6 federal agencies to rehire fired probationary workers
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
Government shutdown looms: A look at how and where federal workers would be most affected
Like any home or business, the federal government must pay its bills: Congress has little time to prevent a government ...
‘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 ...