A California judge blocked the Trump administration on Thursday, saying the department and agencies began firing federal workers on probation that were recently employed, and that the Department of Personnel Management (OPM) has no authority to fire employees.
The move challenged OPM’s mass termination during court hearings over cases from trade unions and other groups.
In their case, the plaintiffs allege that the massive termination violates the requirements of the Administrative Procedure Act and the law of parliament that addresses the employment and dismissal of agents.
The judge ruled that the OPM lacked the power to fire workers, including probation employees who could have civil servants of less than a year at work.
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Last week, a federal judge refused to stop the Trump administration from firing federal workers and making massive layoffs, which helped the government’s Department of Efficiency (DOGE) to go smoothly on its mission to find and cut wasteful government spending.
In one of the cases, US District Judge Christopher Cooper shot down requests from several unions, including the National Federation of Treasury Officials (NTEU) to issue a moratorium on mass shootings of federal workers.
The NTEU, which represents federal employees, and four other unions filed a complaint on February 12, challenging the termination and postponement of probation employees’ resignation programs.
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Under the resignation program, federal employees were presented with forks on the road. This means either they will either return to the office or they will be able to resign from their position and continue paying until September.
The decision was originally closed on February 6th, but the date was ultimately postponed until February 12th, and the day ended after that.
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The union moved for a temporary restraining order and interim injunction to prevent the firing of probation employees at all federal agencies and the promotion of the February 14 resignation program, and the following day was sent to Cooper’s court.
However, Cooper denied the request, saying the court lacked jurisdiction over the union’s claims.
Instead, Cooper ruled through the federal government’s Labor Management Relations Act that unions must pursue their agenda.
Greg Wehner is a news reporter for Fox News Digital.
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