Federal judge orders agencies to reinstate probationary employees

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has been ordered by a federal judge to reinstate the probationary employees it fired.The U.S. District Judge William Alsup of the Northern District of California ruling applies to thousands of employees at six agencies, in additionto the departments of Veterans Affairs, Defense, Energy, Interior and Treasury.The Merit Systems Protection Bo...

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