The attorneys general of 18 other states and Washington D.C. are now suing the Trump administration over the mass firing of federal employees.
Their lawsuit seeks relief for tens of thousands of fired workers.
It’s begun with a plea for a restraining order against the government itself.
The Democratic attorneys general argue that federal agencies falsely told probationary employees that they were being fired for their performance, but were in fact just attempt to reduce the number of employees through a process called a reduction in force.
There is a procedure for “reduction in force”, which entails transparency. What’s more, federal law requires agencies to notify states approximately 60 days in advance when laying off over 50 people, so that states can react with job transition services. If this doesn’t happen, fired employees are forced to rely on public assistance.
“Economic dislocation of workers can easily create a cascade of instability throughout a regional economy”, the complaint points out.
