Appeals Court won't halt ruling requiring Trump administration to reinstate 25,000 workers
Source: USA Today
Published 5:14 p.m. ET March 21, 2025 | Updated 5:17 p.m. ET March 22, 2025
A U.S. appeals court on Friday refused to pause a judge's ruling requiring the administration of President Donald Trump to reinstate 25,000 workers at 18 federal agencies who lost their jobs as part of Trump's purge of the federal workforce.
A panel of the Richmond, Virginia-based 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals said there was no reason to pause the decision because the judge in Baltimore, Maryland is expected to decide next week whether to extend it further, in a lawsuit brought by 19 Democrat-led states and Washington, D.C.
The Trump administration in court filings on March 17 said that the agencies were working to reinstate the fired employees, while temporarily placing them on paid leave. Friday's decision will be in place pending the outcome of the administration's appeal.
The 18 agencies involved in the case include the Department of Veterans Affairs, Department of Agriculture, Department of Energy, Department of Health and Human Services and the Treasury Department. Probationary employees typically have less than one year, and sometimes less than two years, of service in their current roles, though some are longtime federal employees.
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