The governor’s efforts to rehire federal workers come as many of those federal workers are taking legal action to get back to work.
With thousands of federal workers continuing to face fire, Maryland Gov. Wes Moore has announced several actions to help his state’s affected residents recover.
The governor expanded the Maryland Civil Service Resources website to include what he called “Life Work Maryland Employment.”
The website was released on February 14th, the day after the US Office of Human Resources (OPM).
From a supportive benefit perspective, the website supports affected workers looking for qualified programs, including veteran-specific care and emergency financial assistance.
The governor’s office has announced that around 450 federal employees have already applied for unemployment insurance benefits.
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An initiative has also begun to recruit federal workers to specifically recruit state government duties, with the governor recently signing three memorandums overseeing the Maryland Department of Transport, the Maryland Department of Budget and Control, the Maryland Department of Education and the Maryland Board of Higher Education. These actions appear to focus primarily on speeding the transition for former federal employees, and help you understand qualifying employment and jobs that may require additional qualifications or licences.
Separately, Moore has announced a new online resource page dedicated to help federal workers find secondary careers as public school teachers. The governor’s office points out that there are more than 1,600 classrooms in Maryland public schools.
Several job fairs are also scheduled for the second half of March.
The governor’s job of rehiring federal workers requires that they return to their position, as many of those federal workers have taken OPM to court.
Senior District Judge William Alsap of Northern California District Court provided partial relief to probation employees represented by non-union organizations on February 27, ordering an agency that includes all agencies, including National Park Services, the Bureau of Veterans Affairs, the Bureau of Land Management, Small Business Administration and the Department of Defense, to immediately recover.
He also ordered OPM requests to be stopped and cancelled as more federal employees could be let go under the request.
The plaintiffs in his case alleged that the OPM ordered the head of the federal agency to terminate the employee rather than simply providing guidance on its own voluntary actions. An evidence hearing has been set up to determine the March 13th charge.
