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Court filings describe DOGE-led, scream-filled, 36-hour mass layoff scramble at consumer protection agency
As the Trump administration seeks to gut the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, employees are fighting back.
Judge pauses Trump administration’s plans for mass layoffs at Consumer Financial Protection Bureau
The administration on Thursday had moved to fire most of the staff at the agency, which safeguards against fraud, abuse, and ...
Mass layoffs begin at Consumer Financial Protection Bureau
Hundreds of employees at the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau have received layoff notices in the latest attempt by ...
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Mass layoffs paused at Consumer Financial Protection Bureau
Updated at 5:20 p.m. ET April 18 A federal judge on Friday temporarily paused layoffs at the Consumer Financial Protection ...
Judge pauses mass firings at Consumer Financial Protection Bureau as she considers whether layoffs violated court order
A member of Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency allegedly kept CFPB staffers working for 36 hours straight to ...
Mass Layoffs Hit Consumer Financial Protection Bureau
The agency, which has returned $21 billion to consumers since its inception, could lose 1,500 of its 1,700 employees, a union ...
‘Not going to happen’: Judge quickly reverses Trump’s mass layoffs at Consumer Financial Protection Bureau
The judge suggested the speed with which so many employees were fired means mandatory assessments did not occur and was, ...
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Judge blocks mass layoffs at CFPB in the latest twist over the fate of the agency
In declarations to federal court, CFPB employees describe a hasty process to eliminate most of the agency's staff. "[A]ll ...
Gov. Moore announces more resources for Maryland federal workers impacted by mass layoffs
Maryland Governor Wes Moore announced additional resources to support federal workers displaced by recent efforts by the Trump administration to reduce the size of the federal workforce.