Judge Says Trump's Mass-Probationary Firings Were Illegal, but He Won't Order Re-Hirings

Judge says Trump’s mass-probationary firings were illegal, but he won’t order re-hirings

The Trump administration acted illegally in firing roughly 25,000 newly hired and promoted federal employees, a federal court ruled in a final decision issued on Friday. Agencies will not be required to re-hire the people they fired illegally, but must send them a letter saying they were not fired for performance reasons.  In the ruling, U.S. District Judge William Alsup said the firings were illegally directed by the Office of Personnel Managem…

Judge says Trump's mass-probationary firings were illegal, but he won't order re-hirings

But agencies must still send an exculpatory letter to some 25,000 illegally fired employees.