A Key Official Is Trying to Weasel Out of Testifying About Trump’s Mass Firings. Good Luck!
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Trump Official Will No Longer Testify in Challenge to Mass Firings
The government said in a court filing that Charles Ezell, who issued the memos that agencies interpreted as orders to fire thousands of employees, would not appear in court Thursday.
DOJ lawyers decline to let OPM's acting director testify about mass firings
A federal judge is requiring the head of the Office of Personnel Management to testify Thursday about the mass firing of probationary employees.
OPM Chief Won't Testify in Mass Federal Layoffs Challenge (2)
Acting Office of Personnel Management Director Charles Ezell won’t testify at a March 13 hearing in a lawsuit by government employee unions challenging the Trump Administration’s mass layoffs of federal workers,
Judge orders Trump to rehire probationary workers let go in mass firings across multiple agencies
A federal judge said that the terminations were directed by the Office of Personnel Management and its acting director, Charles Ezell, who lacked the authority to do so.
Judge says mass firings of probationary employees by the Trump administration were invalid
Government attorneys said in court that OPM did not mandate the firings but merely advised agencies to assess whether probationary employees met performance standards. They argued that these employees are not entitled to guaranteed employment and that federal agencies should prioritize retaining only top-performing and mission-critical staff.
Justice Department says key Trump admin official won’t testify about probationary firings
The Justice Department told a federal judge on Tuesday that the acting head of the Office of Personnel Management won’t testify at a hearing later this week in a major case challenging the government’s efforts to cull the federal workforce,
US government workers file lawsuit against Trump following mass firings
A group of US probationary government employees who lost their jobs as part of President Donald Trump's purge of the federal workforce filed a lawsuit Tuesday, claiming the mass firings were illegal
Judge orders VA, DoD, USDA and others to offer reinstatement to thousands of fired probationary employees
U.S. District Judge William Alsup said the Trump administration "lied" about its reasons for the mass terminations of ...
Democratic lawmaker demands Musk, OPM stop sending mass emails to staffers: ‘Chaotic’
Cali., on Wednesday demanded that Elon Musk and Acting Director of the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) Charles Ezell ...
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Judge says OPM memo directing mass firings of probationary workers was unlawful
Alsup ordered the agency and its acting director, Charles Ezell, to rescind a memo ordering the termination of probationary employees en masse. “No statute – anywhere, ever – has granted OPM ...
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Military Spouses Exempt from 'Return to Office' Executive Order
Office of Personnel Management Acting Director Charles Ezell issued a memo Wednesday announcing that spouses of active-duty personnel who work remotely are "categorically exempt" from a ...
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OPM chief rejects court order to testify on probationary firings as case expands governmentwide
Some Republicans push bills to protect workers as thousands of fired feds will rejoin the payroll this week, albeit on administrative leave.
‘Protect the government’: Trump DOJ urges judge to stop upcoming courtroom showdown with OPM director in mass firings case
The Trump administration is attempting to stop a Thursday hearing in its Office of Personnel and Management mass firing case ...
For some federal workers, Trump and Musk offer a career springboard
Before Donald Trump returned to the White House, Charles Ezell had a mid-level IT job for a Macon, Georgia, field office of the federal government’s human resources agency, the Office of Personnel ...