San Diego Union-Tribune

Probationary workers and at-will employees. What you need to know

In recent months, the federal government has fired tens of thousands of probationary employees. According to the American Federation of Government Employees (AFGE), the largest federal employee union, ...
The Hill

Judge extends block on probationary employee firings, but only in some states

A federal judge Tuesday indefinitely barred the Trump administration from terminating thousands of probationary employees, but he declined to extend his order nationwide. U.S. District Judge James ...
Government Executive

Judge orders Trump administration to rescind directives on probationary employee firings

A federal judge on Thursday ordered the Trump administration to rescind directives that caused the mass firings of recent hires and other federal employees on their probationary periods. The Office of ...
NPR

OPM alters memo about probationary employees but does not order mass firings reversed

The Trump administration has revised a Jan. 20 memo asking federal agencies to provide a list of all probationary employees to the Office of Personnel Management, adding a disclaimer that OPM is not ...