August 28, 2026
The federal government Friday urged the Ninth Circuit to reverse a finding that the U.S. Office of Personnel Management wrongfully fired 25,000 probationary workers shortly after President Donald Trump took office, arguing that the OPM was operating well within its statutory authority, the district court lacked jurisdiction, and the workers are "simply out of luck."
August 21, 2026
In the week ahead, attorneys should watch for Ninth Circuit arguments in a challenge by unions and other groups to the federal government's mass layoffs of probationary employees. Here's a look at that case and other labor and employment matters on deck in California.