US EditionJudge extends order barring the Trump administration from firing federal workers during the shutdown
- On Oct. 28, U.S. District Court Judge Susan Illston in San Francisco extended a ban on the Trump administration's plan to lay off thousands during the government shutdown.
- Earlier this month, the administration announced reductions-in-force on Oct. 10 covering roughly 4,000 federal workers amid a funding standoff with Democrats and congressional Republicans.
- Illston said in court that the planned mass firings amounted to political retribution, and Kelley stated, `'President Trump is using the government shutdown as a pretense to illegally fire thousands of federal workers.'`
- During a Tuesday hearing, the court barred agencies from issuing reductions-in-force notices until the government reopens, and Illston's preliminary injunction indefinitely pauses the layoffs as the shutdown reached its 28th day.
- The unions filed their suit on Sept. 30, before the shutdown, later adding more unions and challenging the Office of Management and Budget memo authorizing layoffs for non-priority agencies.
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Trump Administration efforts to lay off thousands of employees halted indefinitely
WEST VIRGINIA (WVNS) - An order preventing President Trump from laying off thousands of federal employees was extended after a ruling by a federal judge. New study shows West Virginia has the nation’s greatest increase in internet connectivity The president expressed intentions to substantially reduce the federal workforce at the beginning of the ongoing government shutdown. A California judge suggested the effort was politically motivated…
Federal judge halts Trump’s firings, but can’t mandate back pay
SAN FRANCISCO—A federal judge in San Francisco halted President Donald Trump’s arbitrary firings—without pay—of some 4,000 federal workers since the Trump-backed partial federal shutdown began on October 1. But Judge Susan Illston couldn’t give them back pay, too. After a one-day hearing on a suit by the Government Employees (AFGE), AFSCME, the Teachers, and other unions against the firings—called Reductions in Force (RIFs)—U.S. District Judge …
Hawaii Tribune-Herald
US judge extends block on Trump’s mass layoffs during shutdown
A federal judge on Tuesday extended a block that prevents President Donald Trump’s administration from laying off thousands of federal employees amid a nearly month-long partial government shutdown.
Federal Judge Indefinitely Blocks Trump’s Latest Layoffs
A federal district court judge indefinitely blocked President Trump’s most recent round of staff cuts Tuesday, saying his actions were likely unlawful and that the plaintiffs had a good case for arguing they were politically motivated.
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