I found a job posting for a 'full-time position, beginners welcome.' But, it says in small print, 'probationary period ...

Experts in federal employment law said the Trump administration’s justifications to end the investigations were baffling at best. By Eileen Sullivan Eileen Sullivan covers changes to the federal work ...

President Donald Trump on Thursday issued an executive order expanding the reasons agencies may fire probationary employees, a group the administration has sought to dismiss en masse as part of ...

In a win for the White House, a federal appeals court has ruled that the administration can once again fire thousands of probationary federal workers who were just reinstated. It's the latest jolt in ...

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit sided with the government to block a lower-court ruling that had led to the reinstatement of thousands of federal workers. By Eileen Sullivan Eileen ...

The treatment of probationary workers is a cautionary tale of how easily an administration bent on removing obstacles to its plans can undermine democracy. Former federal workers protest against Trump ...

A House panel on Tuesday voted along party lines to advance legislation that would double the amount of time new federal employees must serve before earning their full civil service protections. The ...