The Supreme Court says the Trump administration does not need to rehire thousands of fired federal workers. The emergency ruling puts on hold a lower court order that required six federal agencies to reinstate thousands of probationary employees who were let go in mass firings. According to the Supreme Court, the government employee unions didn’t […]
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Supreme Court halts reinstatement of fired federal workers
The Supreme Court says the Trump administration does not need to rehire thousands of fired federal workers. The emergency ruling puts on hold a lower court order that required six federal agencies to reinstate thousands of probationary employees who were let go in mass firings. According to the Supreme Court, the government employee unions didn’t have legal standing to sue. It’s a temporary victory for the Trump administration because there’s a second lower court order that reverses the layoffs. And for now, that injunction protecting many jobs is still in effect.