Trump seeks to limit legal options for government workers to contest dismissal

2026-02-09 - 20:07

The Trump ‍administration is trying to make it more difficult for fired federal employees to contest their dismissal, according to a government plan released on Monday, by limiting their right to appeal their dismissal to an independent board. The Office of Personnel Management (OPM), the ⁠federal government’s human resources office, proposed ending the right of fired federal employees to dispute dismissals before the independent Merit Systems Protection Board, according to the plan. Instead,...