More than 130 Democratic and Independent lawmakers are demanding that the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) ensure that all furloughed federal employees receive back pay after the White House suggested they would not be paid.  […]

A federal judge temporarily blocked the Trump administration’s efforts to lay off federal employees during the government shutdown on Wednesday evening, saying the moves appear to be a careless attempt to punish Democrats.  […]

The Trump administration has laid off over 4,000 employees amid the ongoing government shutdown, according to a late Friday court filing from the administration. […]

House Oversight and Government Reform Committee Democrats are launching a probe into federal agencies’ plans for reductions in force (RIFs), warning agency leaders that laying federal employees off during a government shutdown would be unlawful.   […]

New court documents filed by the Trump administration on Thursday reveal which specific offices were slated – at least as of earlier this year – for layoffs as part of the administration’s Federal agency reduction-in-force (RIF) and reorganization plans. […]

A Federal appeals court on Friday upheld an order that indefinitely blocks the Trump administration from implementing its large-scale layoff plans – also known as reductions in force (RIFs) – at most Federal government agencies. […]