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We really ramped down our spending to just the essentials,
says a woman who was just reinstated to her job at the Commerce Department and isn't authorize to speak to media My family has health insurance, and this gives me a little bit of runway to figure out what’s next,
The Court has read news reports that, in at least one agency, probationary employees are being rehired but then placed on administrative leave en masse,
In short, employees could be subjected to multiple changes in their employment status in a matter of weeks,
Specifically, all employees offered reinstatement into full duty status would have to be onboarded again, including going through any applicable training, filling out human resources paperwork, obtaining new security badges, re-enrolling in benefits programs and payroll,
and more ... the administration lamented The tremendous uncertainty associated with this confusion and these administrative burdens impede supervisors from appropriately managing their workforce,
Mark Green, the deputy assistant secretary at the US department of the interior, wrote in one of the filings We are pleased that the expungement of these letters referencing the false performance claims allows these employees to continue their service to the American flying public without this unsubstantiated blemish on their work record,
While paid administrative leave still deprives the agency of much-needed staffing during tax filing season, it allows these mistreated employees to continue to receive their pay and benefits as the legal battle continues,
They will be able to get back to their important work on behalf of the American flying public,
David Spero, national president of the Professional Aviation Safety Specialists, which represents FAA employees, said in a statement A good part of me says this is not viable. I can’t go back to work under these conditions,
the worker, who is a certified public accountant, told CNN I’m ready and raring to go. I don’t like to get paid not to do my work,
the USDA probationary worker told CNN They are burning the candle at both ends and a mystery third end, and I’m on my fifth week of paid vacation,
said one FDA probationary worker who was initially put on administrative leave for a month and has now been extended We’re not back to work yet, which is unfortunate,
Most of these inspectors do about 10 inspections per year. If they are on leave, inspections are not being done,
I think it’s pretty clear that the FAA never really thought that it’s their duty to make sure there’s enough pilots in the industry to support service to small town America — that’s just not their mandate,
Bedford told POLITICO in 2022 As the former President and CEO of Republic Airways, Mesaba Airlines, and Business Express Airlines, Brian brings over three decades of experience in Aviation and Executive Leadership to this critical position,
Trump posted on his social media site, Truth Social This is a win for public safety and for a critical workforce dedicated to the FAA’s mission,
It's a judge that's putting himself in the position of the president of the United States, who was elected by close to 80 million votes,
Trump said aboard Air Force One on a flight back to Washington Sunday night And that's a very dangerous decision for our country, because these are people in many cases, they don't show up for work. Nobody even knows if they exist. And a judge wants us to pay them, even if they don't know they exist and if they exist,
Given that the district court found that the employees were wrongfully terminated and ordered an immediate return to the status quo ante, an administrative stay of the district court’s order would not preserve the status quo. It would do just the opposite — it would disrupt the status quo and turn it on its head,
the 9th Circuit wrote on Monday
