US Agency Fires Staff, Calls It an Error, Fires Them Again (1)

President Donald Trump’s Small Business Administration told probationary staff members it had mistakenly sent them termination notices, and then informed some of them the next day that they were fired after all.

“Probationary employees across the Small Business Administration may have received an unsigned notice of employment termination,” according to an email sent to some SBA staff on Monday that was viewed by Bloomberg News.

“Please be advised that this draft letter (see attached) was sent in error – and as such, it is not currently in effect. If you are in receipt of the initial notice, your employment ...