Court order reinstates NOAA workers as Trump officials halt federal workforce cuts
- A U.S. District judge in Maryland issued a temporary restraining order, blocking the termination of NOAA workers and ordering their reinstatement after over 600 layoffs.
- A U.S. District judge in Maryland issued a restraining order to reinstate over 600 NOAA workers who were laid off, blocking further terminations across agencies, as reported in court documents.
- Federal judges have condemned the Trump administration's actions as illegal, raising constitutional concerns about defying court orders, with severe implications for thousands of affected workers, according to Judge William Alsup.
- NOAA workers are currently on administrative leave, according to court filings.
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Back to work: 7 fired Yellowstone employees to return after court rulings, though uncertainty remains
“It’s not a stable environment in any amount of word; federal employment is still in jeopardy, we're still looking at potential reductions in the workforce in the future.”
Reinstated, but not back to work: fired workers linger in ‘limbo’ - Hawaii Tribune-Herald
WASHINGTON — Erin Cagney was supposed to hear Monday that she could go back to doing the job she loved — as an archaeologist with the National Park Service in Washington, D.C. But the day came and went without a word.
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