Maryland, California, and 18 other state attorneys general sued nearly two dozen federal agencies under President Donald Trump’s administration on March 6, seeking reinstatement for tens of thousands of newer workers laid off in recent weeks.
The mass terminations of probationary workers are illegal because the agencies have not been complying with legal requirements for reductions in force (RIFs), Maryland Attorney General Anthony Brown and the other attorneys general said in the lawsuit.
Among the requirements is providing 60 days of advance notice to workers and states.
“The Office of Personnel Management (“OPM”) has unlawfully directed federal agencies to conduct mass terminations of probationary employees, suddenly and without any advance notice,” the suit, filed in federal court in Maryland, states. “Defendants have followed through on this directive, firing employees by the hundreds and, in many instances, thousands—all without following the procedures for conducting RIFs and without providing notice to the affected employees or states.”
The states say they’ve been harmed because they’re struggling to identify which agencies have conducted layoffs and which terminated workers require state support. They also say the terminated workers have sought unemployment and other social services. […]
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