Federal Judge Halts Mass Firings Amid Shutdown

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A federal judge extended an injunction preventing the Trump administration from laying off up to 10,000 federal employees during the government shutdown. The ruling, praised by labor unions, blocks reduction-in-force notices until the government reopens. Judge Susan Illston called the planned layoffs “unprecedented in U.S. history.”

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00:00It's Benzinga bringing Wall Street to Main Street.

00:02A federal judge extended an order blocking the Trump administration from firing thousands of

00:06federal workers during the ongoing government shutdown, according to CNBC.

00:10The preliminary injunction were able to issue a reduction in force notices

00:13until the government reopens. Lawsuit filed by AFS-MEE and the American Federation of

00:18Government Employees challenges the administration's plan to lay off as many as 10,000 employees

00:23during the shutdown. The unions hailed the decision as a victory for federal workers,

00:26while Judge Susan Ilston criticized the layoffs as unprecedented in our country's history.

00:32When asked for further questions about the judge's injunction,

00:34the Office of Management and Budget should not immediately respond to CNBC.

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