An at-will employee who completes a probationary period generally enjoys no greater workplace legal rights than a ...

A bill from a newly-minted representative from Maryland is one of several proposed bills in response to the ongoing federal ...

Probationary workers fired as part of President Trump's downsizing talked about their jobs and their ongoing employment limbo ...

Probationary workers, generally those who were still in one or two-year trial periods, were the early targets of mass firings that are part of President Trump's government-cutting initiative. Many ...

The legal battle stems from the termination of an estimated 16,000 probationary federal employees since President Donald ...

President Donald Trump's administration is targeting the federal workforce to cut back on costs, and employees within their ...

The Trump administration can once again fire all probationary period employees after a second court ruling in as many days found those challenging the dismissals did not have standing to sue.

All new federal employees appointed within the Department of Defense (DoD) to permanent positions in the competitive service are now required to serve a two-year probationary period. The new ...

After employees have completed their probation period, they gain more rights to appeal a termination to the Merit Systems Protection Board. Under those rules for due process, the agency must show ...