Trump HR Office Looks to Limit Appeals for Certain Fired Workers

Probationary federal employees would have fewer options for appealing their terminations under a new Trump administration proposal.

The proposed rule, to be published Tuesday in the Federal Register, would narrow the list of reasons probationary employees can use to challenge a decision not to be hired permanently and move appeals from the Merit Systems Protection Board to the Office of Personnel Management.

The proposal is another move by the Trump administration to change the rules for probationary hires, who are either new hires or new to a position within the federal government. The OPM would only hear appeals from ...