20 States Sue Federal Agencies Over Mass Terminations

The states say they’ve been harmed by the mass layoffs and want a court to reinstate the fired workers. Maryland, California, and 18 other state attorneys general sued nearly two dozen federal agencies under President Donald Trump’s administration on March 6, seeking reinstatement for tens of thousands of newer workers laid off in recent weeks.

Trump Calls for ‘Scalpel’ Over ‘Hatchet’ in Federal Job Cuts

The president insisted that his push for a leaner bureaucracy remains intact but he does not want capable and needed federal workers to be fired en masse. President Donald Trump said on March 6 that he had instructed his administration to take a more targeted approach to federal workforce reductions to ensure retention of the