USDA, Probationary Workers

USDA Says It Will Reinstate Fired Probationary Workers by Wednesday Deadline
The Merit Systems Protection Board, an agency that hears appeals from federal employees when they are fired or disciplined, on March 5 told the USDA that it must temporarily reinstate nearly 6,000 probationary workers who were fired as part of President Donald Trump's cuts to the federal workforce.
264 fired USDA workers in Wisconsin may be reinstated after federal board’s order
Wisconsin had 264 employees with the USDA who had served two years or less, according to federal data from September.The Office of Special Counsel had argued that the firings of probationary staff at the USDA violated regulations and laws that govern “reductions in force.”
USDA employees fired en masse by Trump administration reinstated, workers’ board says
A workers’ board is reinstating – at least temporarily – almost 6,000 fired probationary workers from the Department of Agriculture, according to a newly issued order obtained by CNN.
USDA temporarily reinstates probationary employees with backpay
The U.S. Department of Agriculture issued a statement Tuesday, saying all USDA probationary employees that were terminated will be temporarily reinstated with b
USDA to Reinstate Fired Workers After Federal Board Ruling
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) will comply with a federal order to temporarily reinstate nearly 6,000 fired probationary employees. The Merit Systems Protection Board issued the directive on March 5,
Board orders USDA to reinstate thousands of fired workers
A U.S. board that reviews the firings of federal employees on Wednesday ordered the U.S. Department of Agriculture to temporarily reinstate thousands of workers who lost their jobs as part of President Donald Trump’s layoffs of the federal workforce.
Federal board orders USDA to reinstate 'numerous' fired probationary employees
A federal personnel board on Wednesday ordered the U.S. Department of Agriculture to reinstate a fired worker, as well as "numerous" other probationary employees who were fired Feb. 13 and later. The Merit Systems Protection Board issued the ruling at the request of the Office of Special Counsel,
USDA ordered to temporarily reinstate thousands of fired employees
The firings of over 5,000 probationary employees at the U.S. Department of Agriculture may have been unlawful, and the workers should be reinstated for at least the next 45 days, a federal civil service board ruled Wednesday.
Sen. Tina Smith: DOGE efforts at USDA are ‘completely wrong’
She said cuts at the Agriculture Department are "counter to the intentions of Congress" at a POLITICO event Thursay.
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USDA hires back all 6,000 fired workers from past month, including public land employees
The department's decision was forced by the MSPB, an independent federal court that focuses on employee complaints. Here's ...
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Official who got USDA employees reinstated drops suit to stay in office
Special Counsel Hampton Dellinger, who on Wednesday secured the temporary reinstatement of thousands of probationary employees at the Agriculture Department after determining that the mass firings of ...