The Merit Systems Protection Board (MSPB) has ordered the reinstatement of six federal employees who were terminated under questionable circumstances. This comes after the U.S. Office of Special Counsel raised concerns that the employees were wrongfully fired during their probationary period without adequate justification. Agencies must comply by providing evidence of fair practices. The MSPB's 45-day stay allows the ongoing investigation to potentially rectify any unlawful termination actions taken by the involved federal agencies, which include the departments of Education, Energy, and Veterans Affairs.
The MSPB issued a 45-day stay of the terminations... I find that there are reasonable grounds to believe that each of the six agencies engaged in a prohibited personnel practice.
The 45-day stay will allow the Office of Special Counsel's investigation to continue... agencies must inform employees why they are being fired.
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