Federal board orders USDA to temporarily reinstate dismissed probationary workers

The Merit Systems Protection Board (MSPB) has ordered the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to temporarily reinstate all probationary employees fired by the Trump administration. The decision from the quasi-judicial board will allow just under 6,000 USDA employees to return to their posts for the next 45 days. MSBP agreed with arguments from the Office of the...