Summary
The Office of Special Counsel, an independent agency that oversees illegal actions taken against federal workers, ruled that the mass firings of probationary federal workers (those in a trial period after being hired) are likely illegal.
The decision, affecting 6 cases, found that the terminations lacked individualized cause, violating federal rules.
OSC head Hampton Dellinger stated, “Firing probationary employees without individualized cause appears contrary to a reasonable reading of the law.”
This ruling could challenge the legality of nearly all such dismissals, opening the door for broader legal action.
Ok. It is illegal. The question is, are they going to do anything about it?
This is the exact problem. Trump and Musk are walking through the forest firing a flamethrower indiscriminately, and there are a bunch of people on the outskirts yelling “Hey, you can’t do that!”
I feel like using a chainsaw and indiscriminately cutting down trees might be more apt after his CPAC stunt.
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The smug entitlement it takes non-voters to think that it’s the voters that are to blame for this blows my mind.
Especially when it was those the voted that tried to warn everyone this exact thing was going to happen.
It’s not my fault. I voted for Kodos.
After considering this question carefully, I expect the answer is: the square root of fuck all.
At some point all the people fired will likely get some money, some may get jobs. It probably takes at least a year for that to happen though.
Oh it’s gonna cost the government a fortune in lawsuits, people will get their salary and job back
Now that’s government efficiency.