Attorneys are filing class action appeals to a federal board for thousands of workers fired by President Donald Trump. Lawyers based in Washington and Maryland said Thursday they’ve filed several appeals to the U.S. Merit Systems Protection Board and plan to file about 15 more for tens of thousands of fired probationary federal workers. The lawyers want to get jobs back for the employees as well as back pay. The appeals contend the firings by Trump’s Republican administration were large-scale terminations conducted for organizational reasons, known as a reduction in force, that have specific regulations to be followed. Trump has said he’s targeting fraud, waste and abuse in a bloated federal government.
