Charles Ezell, the acting head of the Office of Personnel Management (O.P.M.), canceled plans to testify in a lawsuit concerning the legality of mass firings of federal employees, potentially affecting ongoing legal challenges. The lawsuit, brought forth by unions representing the dismissed workers, alleges that Ezell issued orders for large-scale terminations under the guise of performance-related firings. The unions contest that such authority lies beyond O.P.M.'s jurisdiction, positioning the outcome of the case as pivotal to employee rights within federal agencies and the overall implications of personnel governance during the Trump administration.
The acting head of the government’s human resources arm, Charles Ezell, will no longer testify in a lawsuit regarding recent mass firings of federal workers.
The unions argue that O.P.M. lacks authority to make personnel decisions and claim the orders intended as guidance were, in fact, directives to fire employees.
Ezell asserted he did not order agencies to fire anyone, branding the memos as guidance instead of authoritative directives.
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