WASHINGTON – A federal judge on Tuesday reinstated a member of the board that oversees personnel disputes for federal workers, ruling President Donald Trump wasn't authorized to remove her without ...

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Since the wave of U.S. government layoffs began, the independent agency that adjudicates a federal worker’s challenge of their dismissal has seen its case load skyrocket. The U.S. Merit Systems ...

Thousands of federal workers fired in recent days by the Trump administration may be able to use an appeals process to get reinstated in their jobs — and potentially receive back pay. But the process ...

Cathy Harris was restored to chairman of the Merit Systems Protection Board. President Donald Trump unlawfully removed a member of a federal office that protects government employees from partisan ...