Federal court rules Job Corps centers will remain open

Federal Judge Halts Trump Admin’s Job Corps Closure

Source: UCG / Getty Summer ushered in a period of uncertainty for hundreds of Job Corps participants nationwide when the Department of Labor issued a memo in May announcing the abrupt closure of the skills training program. The Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC) and Public Citizen Litigation Group quickly filed a lawsuit on behalf of several Job Corps students, resulting in a federal judge ruling last week that all Job Corps centers must remain …

SPLC lawsuit prevents Job Corps centers from closing

Last week, a federal district court ordered the Trump administration to halt its closure of 99 Job Corps centers across the country. In May, the Department of Labor announced that it would begin pausing Job Corps center operations “to ensure federal workforce investments deliver meaningful results for both students and taxpayers.” However, this most recent ruling—the result of a lawsuit brought against the administration by Job Corps students, P…

Federal court rules Job Corps centers will remain open

Federal court rules Job Corps centers will remain open JACKSON, Miss. (WLBT) – A federal district court issued an order prohibiting the U.S. Department of Labor from closing Job Corps centers across the country. The federal Job Corps program was established by Congress in 1964.(WLBT) One of those centers is here in our area. It’s the Mississippi Job Corps Center in Crystal Springs. Congress established Job Corps in 1964 to provide young people …

BLK ALERTS - Federal Judge’s Order Halts Trump Administration’s Job Corps Closure

Source: UCG / Getty Summer ushered in a period of uncertainty for hundreds of Job Corps participants nationwide when the Department of Labor issued a memo in May announcing the abrupt closure of the skills training program. The Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC) and Public Citizen Litigation Group quickly filed a lawsuit on behalf of several Job Corps students, resulting in a federal judge ruling last week that all Job Corps centers must remain …