The Trump administration violated federal law by firing six federal employees on probationary status, a government oversight agency determined in cases that could play a role in challenges to widespread civil servant terminations.
The Office of the Special Counsel asked the Merit Systems Protection Board to stay for 45 days the firings of six workers across various unspecified agencies, Special Counsel Hampton Dellinger said in a statement Monday.
The request, filed Feb. 21, comes amid sweeping efforts by the Trump administration to reduce the size of the federal workforce. At least 30,000 federal employees have been fired nationwide, according to ...
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