Judge pauses Trump administration’s plans for mass layoffs at Consumer Financial Protection Bureau

Another Federal Judge Blocks Trump From Doing What Voters Elected Him To Do

A federal judge has temporarily blocked mass layoffs at the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), halting a plan that would have eliminated nearly 90% of the agency’s workforce. The firings followed a Trump-led push to restructure the CFPB, an agency long criticized by conservatives. Key Facts: Mass Layoffs Blocked at CFPB by Federal Judge Between 1,400 and 1,500 CFPB employees—nearly 90%—were dismissed before the court’s intervention. P…

The judge guarantees that she will prevent the authorities from carrying out mass dismissals or cutting off employees' access to the Consumer Financial Protection Office's computer systems.

Judge pauses layoffs at consumer agency

WASHINGTON — A federal judge who blocked President Trump's administration from dismantling the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau ruled Friday that the bureau can't go forward immediately with plans to mass fire hundreds of employees.

Judge stops president's attempted mass layoffs

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump's attempt to fire almost everyone at the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau was paused Friday by a federal judge, who said she was "deeply concerned" about the plan.

Judge stops mass layoffs

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump’s attempt to fire almost everyone at the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau was paused Friday by a federal judge, who said she was “deeply concerned” about the plan.

Judge Halts—For Now—Trump Bloodbath at US Consumer Bureau

A federal judge halted the Trump administration's plan to fire nearly 1,500 Consumer Financial Protection Bureau employees, leaving only around 200.