The federal government is in the process of reinstating tens of thousands of probationary workers, including many employees who reside in Maryland, after a judge issued a temporary restraining order halting the Trump administration’s mass layoffs.
In total, approximately 24,500 employees from 19 departments are getting their jobs back, at least temporarily, after being fired between Jan. 20 and early March.
The human resources chiefs of those agencies submitted status updates last night to the U.S. District Court in Maryland outlining the number of employees fired by each department.
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