Federal Judge Temporarily Blocks Trump Administration's Mass Firings of Federal Workers
The ruling asserts that the U.S. Office of Personnel Management lacks authority to mandate terminations, halting efforts to reduce the federal workforce.
- A federal judge in San Francisco issued a temporary injunction against the Trump administration's directive for mass firings of federal employees, including probationary workers.
- Judge William Alsup ruled that the U.S. Office of Personnel Management (OPM) does not have the authority to order terminations across federal agencies.
- The lawsuit was brought by a coalition of labor unions and nonprofit organizations, arguing that the firings were based on false claims of poor performance and caused irreparable harm to workers and government services.
- The administration's push to shrink the federal workforce has already led to thousands of terminations, with further cuts targeting career officials with civil service protections.
- The case highlights tensions over workforce management, with unions claiming agencies were overruled by OPM, while the administration defends its focus on retaining only high-performing employees in critical roles.
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