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Probationary worker firings found unlawful

  • Brandon Hayward was terminated from the Veterans Benefits Administration despite receiving an award for his work, which he claims was celebrated by supervisors prior to his firing.
  • A federal judge in San Francisco issued a temporary restraining order against mass layoffs of probationary employees, stating that the U.S. Office of Personnel Management lacked authority to order such firings.
  • The judge stated that probationary employees are essential to the federal workforce, expressing disdain for their arbitrary termination under questionable authority.
  • Thousands of federal probationary employees have been fired under actions supported by the Trump administration, while labor unions contest the legality of these terminations in ongoing lawsuits.
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npr broke the news in Washington, United States on Friday, February 28, 2025.
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