The decision on probationary workers comes as the Trump administration faces another lawsuit over an effort to slash the Education Department’s workforce.

Federal judges in Maryland and California Thursday ordered the Trump administration to rehire thousands of probationary workers they said were improperly fired across 19 agencies. Thursday was also President Donald Trump's deadline for federal agencies to submit plans for further "mass" workforce reductions and significant budget cuts.

A federal judge in Maryland found the Trump administration acted unlawfully in firing thousands of federal employees by not first notifying states.

Two federal judges have ordered the Trump Administration to bring back probationary workers who were fired from at least six government agencies – about 30,000 employees.

A judge has ordered the Trump administration to reinstate thousands of employees at federal agencies immediately. The probationary employees were fired last month as part of the administration’s effort to shrink the federal workforce rapidly.

A federal judge has ordered that the thousands of federal employees fired under the Trump administration be temporarily reinstated. Federal departments have to reinstate affected employees by March 17 at 1 p.

A federal judge in San Francisco has ordered the Trump administration to reinstate thousands of probationary employees fired at the direction of the U.S. Office of Personnel Management. Probationary employees are federal workers in the first or second year of their employment,

The order from U.S. District Judge James Bredar came in a lawsuit filed by 19 states and the District of Columbia against multiple federal agencies alleging the mass firings are illegal.