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fromBusiness Insider
2 weeks agoA judge temporarily paused federal worker firings sparked by the government shutdown
Bloomberg Law originally reported that Judge Susan Illston, who is overseeing the case, issued a temporary restraining order on the layoffs in a hearing on Wednesday, and the court's clerk confirmed the ruling to Business Insider. AFSCME President Lee Saunders told reporters in a statement that "This decision affirms that these threatened mass firings are likely illegal and blocks layoff notices from going out."
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fromInside Higher Ed | Higher Education News, Events and Jobs
3 weeks agoTrump Fires More Education Dept. Employees
Russell Vought, director of the Office of Management and Budget, has threatened the layoffs for weeks, citing the government shutdown. Vought wrote on social media Friday that his promised reduction in force had begun. A department spokesperson then confirmed in an email to Inside Higher Ed that "ED employees will be impacted by the RIF." The spokesperson did not clarify how many employees will be affected or in which offices.
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