Gina Grippando

Gina Grippando is a member of the Merit Systems Protection Board, an independent agency that adjudicates disputes involving federal employees. In her recent role, she authored a significant opinion that reinstated nearly 6,000 probationary employees from the U.S. Department of Agriculture who were terminated during the Trump administration. Her ruling highlighted concerns over the legality of mass layoffs and suggested that the terminations did not comply with federal personnel laws, underscoring an important precedent in protecting federal employment rights.