Latest news with #reinstatement
Reuters
22-07-2025
- Business
- Reuters
US judge rules Trump illegally fired two Democratic members of credit union agency
July 22 (Reuters) - A federal judge on Tuesday ordered the reinstatement of two Democratic members of the National Credit Union Administration, saying President Donald Trump's administration illegally fired them without justification. U.S. District Judge Amir Ali in Washington said in his ruling, opens new tab that the administration violated removal restrictions established by the U.S. Congress when it fired NCUA board members Todd Harper and Tanya Otsuka in April. The firings left only one board member, Republican Chairman Kyle Hauptman, to oversee operations. The NCUA supervises the nation's $2.3 trillion credit union sector. The White House, Justice Department and lawyers for Harper and Otsuka did not immediately respond to requests for comment. Trump appointed Harper in 2019 during his first term, and Democratic President Joe Biden in 2021 named him the board's chairman. Harper's term was not due to expire until 2027. Otsuka was nominated by Biden and confirmed in 2023. Her term was not set to expire until 2029. They said in their lawsuit that no U.S. president had removed a board member prior to the expiration of their term in the history of the NCUA's nearly 50-year existence. The Trump administration in its defense asserted that the president has absolute authority to remove credit union board members at will. The Justice Department has made similar arguments in other lawsuits challenging Trump's removal of members of independent federal agencies. On Monday, a federal appeals court panel in Washington temporarily blocked a judge's order that would allow fired Democratic Federal Trade Commissioner Rebecca Slaughter to return to her post while the administration appeals a judge's reinstatement decision. The U.S. Supreme Court in May ruled that Trump could bar two Democratic members of federal labor boards from their posts while they challenge the legality of their dismissals.
Free Malaysia Today
01-07-2025
- Politics
- Free Malaysia Today
No appeal, no reinstatement, says Zahid
Umno president Ahmad Zahid Hamidi speaking to party members at the Bentong Umno division's delegates' meeting today. (Bernama pic) PETALING JAYA : Umno members suspended or sacked from the party must file a formal appeal in order to be reinstated as a member of the party, says party president Ahmad Zahid Hamidi. Zahid said only two leaders have appealed their suspensions so far, namely former MPs Tajuddin Abdul Rahman and Salim Sharif. Tajuddin's suspension was lifted in November. Zahid said he respected the motion by the Sembrong Umno division for its former divisional chief Hishammuddin Hussein to be reinstated as a party member. However, the party's official procedures must be followed. 'Any polemic or public statement that isn't followed by formal action will hold no value in terms of party procedures,' he was quoted as saying by Utusan Malaysia. Hishammuddin Hussein. Hishammuddin, who is Sembrong MP, was suspended by Umno for six years in January 2023. He said then that he would not appeal as he was never informed of the reason for the disciplinary action against him. Zahid had said last month that he would leave it to the Umno Supreme Council to decide on the Sembrong division's motion for Hishammuddin's reinstatement. However, he pointed out that Hishammuddin, a former Umno vice-president, has yet to submit an appeal or apology. Zahid said Umno respected the voice of the grassroots and that the party remained open to reinstating sacked or suspended members. However, these members must be sincere and remorseful over their past actions to ensure they were not seeking the reinstatement for their own political agenda. 'We are not closing the door totally, but we are also not forgetting the past hurts. If accusations had been made publicly, then apologies must also be made publicly.' Besides Hishammuddin, former Umno information chief Shahril Hamdan was also suspended from the party, not long after calling for Zahid to step down as party president following the results of the 2022 general election, when Umno won just 26 seats. Former Rembau MP Khairy Jamaluddin and former Tanjong Karang MP Noh Omar were sacked from Umno for breaching party discipline during the election campaign.
Malay Mail
30-06-2025
- Politics
- Malay Mail
Suspended ex-Jempol MP Mohd Salim makes second bid to rejoin Umno, insists he's ‘proven my loyalty'
SEREMBAN, June 30 — Former Jempol MP Datuk Seri Mohd Salim Mohd Sharif has made a second bid to return to Umno after the party leaders signalled a softer stance. Mohd Salim, who was suspended for six years in January 2023 for breaching party discipline, said his first appeal was in 2024 and his second in April. 'I sincerely hope the party leadership will consider my appeals. 'Although I have been suspended, I have remained loyal to Umno and have been actively supporting members, especially in Jempol,' he was quoted as saying by The Star in an article today. He rubbished speculation that he would quit the party for another. 'Umno has been my party from day one. Although there had been lots of talk previously that I would quit the party and join another, I have proven my loyalty to Umno,' he was quoted as saying. In recent days, Umno's top two leaders indicated that they are open to reinstating several suspended veterans but required the affected members to make a formal application. Umno president Datuk Seri Ahmad Zahid Hamidi said only two suspended members had formally applied for reinstatement: Mohd Salim and former Pasir Salak MP Datuk Seri Tajuddin Abdul Rahman. Tajuddin's suspension was lifted on November 24 last year, with his membership reinstated immediately. Zahid and his deputy Datuk Seri Mohamad Hasan advised former vice-president Datuk Seri Hishammuddin Hussein to write in after Sembrong Umno called for the latter's six-year suspension to be lifted.
Free Malaysia Today
17-06-2025
- Business
- Free Malaysia Today
Ex-senior executive wins final appeal to be reinstated
The Federal Court ruled that Osram Opto Semiconductors Sdn Bhd should pay all outstanding arrears, including statutory contributions, as a result of the reinstatement. PUTRAJAYA : A former senior employee in a Penang-based multinational semiconductor company has won back her job following a unanimous decision by the Federal Court to allow the 58-year-old woman's appeal to be reinstated. A three-member bench chaired by Justice Zabariah Yusof said they agreed with the submission by Ooi Mei Chien's lawyers that the primary remedy for unlawful dismissal was reinstatement as opposed to monetary compensation. Zabariah said Ooi's reinstatement with Osram Opto Semiconductors Sdn Bhd should be immediate and without loss of seniority, years of service, salary and all other benefits and allowances due to her from Jan 1, 2023. The court also ruled that the company should pay all outstanding arrears, including statutory contributions, as a result of the reinstatement. 'The net compensation of RM804,650, in lieu of reinstatement received by Ooi, is to be refunded to the company,' she said, adding that the court order must be complied with within 30 days. Justices Abu Bakar Jais and Vazeer Alam Mydin Meera also heard the appeal. Ooi's counsel Alex De Silva said his client's outstanding salary and allowances for the last 30 months could be about RM1 million. Last year, the Court of Appeal affirmed the High Court's decision that Ooi's retrenchment was not done in good faith, but reversed the High Court's order for reinstatement and instead ordered the employer to pay RM854,650 in compensation to Ooi. The Court of Appeal found compensation in lieu of reinstatement to be the preferred remedy as sending her back to employment was not in line with maintaining industrial harmony. The company had also paid her 24 months' back wages totalling RM772,464, as ordered by the High Court. The Court of Appeal had also affirmed the High Court order to Osram to pay Ooi RM50,000 in punitive damages. According to the facts of the case, Ooi had served Osram, a premium supplier of LED lighting products, for 24 years as head of its treasury and commercial administration services, drawing a monthly salary of RM32,186. In seeking to justify Ooi's retrenchment, Osram said it had outsourced its accounting and treasury function to a global shared services organisation, rendering her role in the company redundant. However, Ooi contended that only some of her functions had been taken over, and that her services were still needed. The Industrial Court in 2019 disagreed, and found Ooi's termination on Sept 30, 2015 to be fair and her redundancy package reasonable. In 2021, the High Court set aside the award, ordering that Ooi be paid back wages of RM772,464 and reinstated to her position. The Court of Appeal maintained that Ooi's retrenchment was in bad faith and also the order for punitive damages was correctly made. However, the Court of Appeal reversed the order for reinstatement with monetary compensation. Ooi was unhappy with the order for compensation in lieu of reinstatement and obtained leave to appeal on four questions of law. De Silva had argued that given Ooi's seniority in position and age, she was unable to find new employment. The Federal Court agreed with Ooi's counsel's submissions that in situations such as this, the primary remedy of reinstatement was the appropriate remedy. Lawyers De Silva, Louis Ambrose, Zuyin Toon and Jessica Chew appeared for Ooi while Arumugam Ganapathy and Moses Mathew George represented the company.
E&E News
16-06-2025
- Politics
- E&E News
Ousted BLM top cop must be reinstated within 60 days
The Bureau of Land Management's former top law enforcement official who was dismissed more than three years ago amid assertions he was being punished for complaints about a senior BLM official has now been cleared to return to his previous post with back pay. BLM did not appeal an administrative law judge's order last month that ruled Eric Kriley, the former director of BLM's Office of Law Enforcement and Security, must be reinstated to the post he was abruptly removed from in October 2021, according to Kriley's attorney and two people familiar with the case who were granted anonymity because they are not authorized to speak publicly. BLM had until Friday to ask the full Merit Systems Protection Board for a formal review of the May 9 order from Administrative Law Judge Evan Roth. Because it did not, the bureau now has 60 days, or until Aug. 12, to comply with Roth's order that directed the bureau to 'cancel' Kriley's removal and 'retroactively restore him as Director of the Office of Law Enforcement and Security.' Advertisement BLM also owes more than three years' worth of back pay to Kriley, who was formally demoted in 2021 by Mike Nedd, then a BLM deputy director and Kriley's immediate supervisor. Kriley was transferred to a law enforcement position with the Bureau of Indian Affairs, where he currently works.
