American Federation of Government Employees, AFL CIO et al v. United States Office of Management and Budget et al

  1. December 23, 2025

    Federal Agencies Urge 9th Circ. To Lift Layoff Freeze

    The U.S. government urged the Ninth Circuit to stay a court order barring agencies from laying off workers through next month under the shutdown deal, saying the court intruded on federal labor panels' territory and the funding resolution didn't bar layoffs agencies had in the works.

  2. December 17, 2025

    Shutdown Deal Bars Federal Firings Until Feb., Judge Says

    A California federal judge said Wednesday she'll grant a preliminary injunction barring layoffs of federal workers from several agencies before Jan. 30, saying legislation that ended the government shutdown prohibits the layoffs, but she added she might pause her order while the government appeals.

  3. December 10, 2025

    Unions Push For New Block On Federal Worker Layoffs

    A California federal judge who blocked State Department layoffs set for Dec. 5 should halt the government from dismissing any Education and State Department employees until Jan. 30, a union coalition argued, saying Congress set that timeline in its appropriations bill and the government is trying to defy it.

  4. December 05, 2025

    Judge Halts State Dept. Layoffs Under Shutdown Deal

    A California federal judge has granted a request from a group of unions to block the U.S. State Department from carrying out another round of federal employee layoffs, ruling that the previous deal ending the government shutdown prevents layoffs through the end of January.

  5. November 05, 2025

    IRS Layoffs Include Over 500 Exam Employees, Docs Show

    The federal workers laid off during the government shutdown include more than 500 people in the exam and collections section of the IRS responsible for enforcing tax laws, a federal employee told a California federal court in a lawsuit over the firings.

  6. October 28, 2025

    Trump Admin Ordered To Halt Some Shutdown-Linked Layoffs

    A California federal judge on Tuesday granted a preliminary injunction to eight unions for federal workers who lost their jobs during the government shutdown, saying they were likely to succeed on their claims that the Trump administration's actions were "political retribution" and unlawful.

  7. October 27, 2025

    Feds Fight Union Bid To Protect Jobs During Gov't Shutdown

    The Trump administration is fighting a group of unions' request for a California federal judge to block the government from laying off federal workers during the shutdown, saying the injunction request from eight unions is far too broad.

  8. October 22, 2025

    Unions Pursue More Protection For Federal Workers In Shutdown

    Eight unions asked a California federal judge to step up the level of protection she provided to thousands of federal workers' jobs during the government shutdown, urging her to expand the number of jobs she's protecting and turn a temporary restraining order into a preliminary injunction.

  9. October 20, 2025

    EEOC Says It Hasn't Issued Layoff Notices Amid Shutdown

    The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission has not laid off workers during the government shutdown and will not do so per an order blocking the federal government from terminating employees during the lapse in funding, the agency told a California's federal court.

  10. October 20, 2025

    More Fed. Workers Added To TRO Blocking Shutdown Layoffs

    A California federal judge who blocked the Trump administration from laying off workers from two unions representing thousands of federal workers has expanded her temporary restraining order to include three more unions and also clarified that the order covered workers with union contracts that the administration is seeking to ditch.