Source: NBC News
“A federal judge on Wednesday granted a temporary restraining order blocking the Trump administration from laying off federal workers during the government shutdown, which has now stretched to two weeks. Two unions sued the Trump administration last month ahead of the shutdown after the White House signaled a plan to lay off workers through ‘reductions in force’ (RIFs) at federal agencies. At a hearing on Wednesday, a federal judge in the Northern District of California granted the unions’ motion to issue a temporary restraining order preventing the layoffs, which began on Friday.” (10/15/25)