After a federal judge temporarily blocked the Trump administration’s plans to initiate mass layoffs during the government shutdown, a union that filed the lawsuit said in court papers that the Department of the Interior (DOI) is planning to issue reduction-in-force notices next week.
In court papers filed on Thursday, American Federation of Government Employees’ attorney Danielle Leonard claimed that “multiple credible sources” said the Interior Department is scheduled to issue layoff notices on Monday, Oct. 20.
“This immediately raised concerns regarding compliance with this Court’s order,” Leonard wrote in a declaration submitted to U.S. District Judge Susan Illston, who had blocked the layoff plan on Wednesday….