A federal judge on Thursday ordered the Trump administration reinstate thousands of probationary employees who were fired last month from a half dozen federal agencies.

U.S. District Judge William Alsup ordered the Trump administration to reinstate employees at the Department of Veterans Affairs, the Department of Agriculture, the Department of Defense, the Department of Energy, the Department of the Interior, and the Department of the Treasury.

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He also prohibited the Office of Personnel Management from issuing any guidance about whether employees can be terminated.

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The order includes workers fired from the Department of Veterans Affairs.{ai:summary}<p>A federal judge has ordered the Trump administration to reinstate thousands of probationary employees who were recently terminated from various federal agencies, including the Departments of Veterans Affairs and Defense. The ruling also prevents the Office of Personnel Management from providing guidance on employee terminations. </p><p>This decision impacts employees across multiple federal agencies and is part of ongoing legal developments. #politics</p>

Judge orders fired probationary federal employees reinstated

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