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From The Hill: The Trump administration has taken steps to reinstate thousands of probationary workers who were fired in its effort to downsize the federal government, according to court filings in one of two cases where the terminations were deemed unlawful.
U.S. District Judge James Bredar, an appointee of former President Obama, last week ordered the mass reinstatement of fired probationary workers at 18 federal agencies after determining the government’s claims its terminations stemmed from “performance” issues “isn’t true.”
More than a dozen declarations filed by the government Monday night indicate the administration has moved to reinstate more than 24,000 federal probationary employees. The filings provide the clearest look yet at the sweeping terminations.
In them, officials at the agencies said most reinstated workers were placed on paid administrative leave, though some have been returned to full employment.
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Introducing Judge James Bredar. On March 18 (Reuters) this judge ruled against the president and ordered that 25000 terminations were likely illegal. Terminating probation employees are illegal? On April 21, 2010, President Barack Obama nominated Bredar to be a United States… pic.twitter.com/zXCXqJYXGv
— Tom Fino Patriot (@tfino191) March 19, 2025
Trump administration moves to reinstate 24,000 federal workers after judge’s order https://t.co/wx8gDT8mhO
— The Hill (@thehill) March 18, 2025
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