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Labor/Employment,
Government

Mar. 19, 2025

Judge Alsup presses Trump officials on rehiring of probationary federal employees

Senior U.S. District Judge William Alsup is demanding answers from Trump administration officials after learning that federal agencies are placing rehired probationary employees on administrative leave rather than returning them to work. Alsup warns this action violates his injunction, which ordered their full reinstatement.

Judge Alsup presses Trump officials on rehiring of probationary federal employees
Senior U.S. District Judge William Alsup

Senior U.S. District Judge William Alsup of San Francisco is questioning Trump administration officials about why probationary federal employees, ordered by him to be rehired, are being placed on paid administrative leave instead of returning to work.

The judge, an appointee of President Bill Clinton, said in a statement filed Monday night that such an action is not permitted by his preliminary injunction. American Federation of Government Employees, AFL-CIO et al. v. U.S. Office ...

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