Fired USDA employees reinstated by judge's order, but their future is uncertain
A U.S. district judge in California ordered six federal agencies, including the USDA, to reinstate probationary employees who were fired.
Federal board temporarily reinstates fired USDA workers
Thousands of U.S. Forest Service probationary employees lost their jobs in federal cuts in February. However, due to a new order, those positions are now temporarily reinstated.
Fired Forest Service workers to be reinstated, await further instructions
The decision follows a directive from the federal Merit Systems Protection Board (MSPB), which on March 5 ordered the USDA to temporarily reinstate thousands of workers who lost their jobs
USDA promises back pay as fired employees return
The Agriculture Department said it will comply with the Merit Systems Protection Board’s order to begin reinstating probationary employees fired in
After reinstatement order, it's unclear if fired USDA, Forest Service workers will return
It was unclear whether the USDA or Forest Service would actually follow the order to reinstate the employees. Remaining employees said fired workers had not returned.
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.
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Forest Service workers welcome reinstatements, but doubts remain
The U.S. Department of Agriculture says it will reinstate thousands of workers laid off in February starting this Wednesday.
Trump Administration Told to Reinstate Nearly 6,000 Agriculture Dept. Workers
The fired employees were on probationary status, swept up in the administration’s push to rapidly reduce the size of the ...
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Labor Board Temporarily Reinstates Laid-off Forest Service Workers’ Employment
The approximately 360 Montana-based federal Forest Service workers laid off in a blanket federal workforce reduction ...
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US Ag secretary says 'mistakes made' in some fed firings; may review local Forest Service fires
U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins visited Asheville to assess the damage from Tropical Storm Helene and the ...
USDA secretary addresses staff cuts, pledges support to WNC amid high-risk wildfire season
U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins visited Asheville Thursday to survey fire and Helene damage with U.S. Forest ...