Trump administration asks Supreme Court to halt judge’s order to rehire probationary federal workers

Axed Once, USDA Employees Anxiously Await Potentially Being Fired Again

This story was originally published on Investigate Midwest.Following judges’ orders, the U.S. Department of Agriculture has begun reinstating employees who were fired en masse in February. But now, many of those workers who are being paid not to perform any duties fear that another shoe will drop. The uncertainty over their futures comes as Elon Musk and the Trump administration chainsaw the federal workforce. Judges have ruled the mass terminat…

Appeals court won't halt order requiring Trump administration to rehire thousands of fired federal workers

An appeals court in California has refused to halt a judge’s order requiring the Trump administration to rehire thousands of probationary workers who were let go in mass firings.

Leftist appeals court deals another blow to Trump admin, orders reinstatement of fired federal workers · American Wire News

A constitutional crisis continues to brew after a federal appeals court rejected an effort by the Trump administration to pause a judge’s ruling that thousands of fired federal employees were to be reinstated. On Wednesday night, the US Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit in San Francisco refused to stay Clinton-appointed Judge William Alsup’s preliminary injunction forbidding the administration from terminating the employment of probationary…

What we know about Minnesota's government employee return to office plan - Albert Lea Tribune

By Dana Ferguson, Clay Masters and Peter Cox, Minnesota Public Radio News In about two months, Minnesota state government employees who haven’t been regularly heading to a jobsite or an office will have to rearrange their plans. The change to what had been a flexible telework arrangement was ordered this week by Gov. Tim Walz, who wants tens of thousands of executive branch employees back in person at least half of the time. It starts June 1. It…

The online retailer Otto.de brings his employees from the home office back to the office – at least for 50 percent of the working time. The displeasure in the workforce against the new rules is great. Here, Chief Marc Opelt justifies himself and reveals how high the office quota is at the moment.

Walz announces remote work changes for Minnesota state agency employees

ST. PAUL — State agency employees in Minnesota will have to work in-person for at least 50% of scheduled workdays starting June 1, Gov. Tim Walz announced Tuesday, March 25. Remote work spread widely during the COVID-19 pandemic to help control the spread of the coronavirus. Some state employees have maintained that setup or work in a hybrid format. But the governor’s office said about 60% of state employees already work in-person. “This approac…