The Maryland State Capitol building is seen in Annapolis. Maryland is one of the states that pursue the Trump administration for the mass dismissal of federal employees.
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Washington DC prosecutors, Maryland and 18 other states are pursuing the Trump administration about the mass dismissal of federal employees.
Their trial joins Several other legal challenges Looking for help for tens of thousands of dismissed workers.
Democratic prosecutors argue that federal agencies have falsely informed probation employees – those relatively new to work – through dismissal letters that they were dismissed because of their performance.
In fact, the states argue that more than 20 agencies, which are appointed defendants in the trial, tried to shrink their workforce thanks to a process called a reduction in force, but did not follow the appropriate procedures to do this.
Federal law obliges agencies to inform states generally 60 days in advance when they dismiss 50 or more, so that states can take action.
“The economic dislocation of workers can easily create an instability cascade in a whole regional economy”, the general prosecutors written in their complaints.
Under the federal law, they explain, states must have rapid response teams to provide support to workers, including employment transition services. The objective of these teams is to reduce the dependence of employees linked to public assistance.
The advance opinion of mass dismissals helps states to identify quickly who will need help before being dismissed, the complaint supports.
The general prosecutors asked a federal judge from Maryland A temporary ban orderInterrupting the layoffs of probation employees and reintegrating those who have been dismissed. A hearing is scheduled for March 12.