A federal judge has ordered six federal agencies to immediately reinstate probationary employees who were fired last month as part of the Trump administration's workforce reduction efforts. The judge's preliminary injunction requires the departments of Veterans Affairs, Agriculture, Defense, Energy, Interior, and Treasury to rehire the employees, with the possibility of extending the order to cover other agencies in the future. The judge ruled that the Office of Personnel Management unlawfully directed the agencies to lay off probationary employees, rejecting the Justice Department's argument that OPM only provided guidance that led to the firings. This is a developing story that will be updated.
Source: https://www.cnn.com/2025/03/13/politics/judge-opm-probationary-employees-fired-hearing/index.html