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Hiring & Firing refers to the process of recruiting, interviewing and offering employment and the process of evaluating performance and dismissing employees. Hiring & Firing is a highly regulated area and... more +
Hiring & Firing refers to the process of recruiting, interviewing and offering employment and the process of evaluating performance and dismissing employees. Hiring & Firing is a highly regulated area and can create tremendous liability for employers who fail to properly adhere to acceptable employment practices. Some of the potential pitfalls in this area stem from discriminatory hiring practices, improper performance evaluations, and retaliatory firings.  less -
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Supreme Court allows Education Department to fire employees; Is CFPB Staff Next?

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In another case that may not augur well for the CFPB staff, the Supreme Court is allowing the Trump Administration to continue dismantling the Education Department, lifting a court order that had required the rehiring of as...more

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DOJ lawyers, National Treasury Employees Union attorney square off in appeals court over CFPB firings

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Despite massive attempted layoffs and cancellation of third-party vendor contracts, the Trump Administration did not and does not intend to shut down the CFPB, a Justice Department attorney told a federal appeals court on...more

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Appeals court reinstates injunction against CFPB’s workforce reduction, requiring assessment of employee necessity

On April 28, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit issued an order reinstating a preliminary injunction against the CFPB’s proposed reduction in force (RIF). The U.S. District Court for the District...more

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D.C. Circuit Reinstates Injunction Blocking CFPB’s Mass Layoffs 

On April 28, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit reinstated a district court order blocking the CFPB from conducting a large-scale reduction in force. The decision reversed an earlier partial stay that had...more

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Trump Administration appeals ruling that blocked CFPB firings

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The Trump Administration has appealed an order by a federal District Court Judge blocking the CFPB from firing 1483 employees effective in June 2025 and cutting off their access to CFPB work systems on April 18, 2025....more

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Judge Halts CFPB Layoffs Again

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At an emergency hearing this morning in National Treasury Employees Union v. Vought, Judge Amy Berman Jackson once again halted the layoffs of over 1,000 employees at the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB). The judge...more

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CFPB issues reduction in force, district court holds hearing and delays firings

On April 17, the CFPB issued a reduction in force (RIF) to notify employees of their release due to the elimination of their positions. In the RIF, the Bureau stated reductions were necessary to restructure the Bureau’s...more

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Judge bars CFPB mass firings

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The judge who barred the Trump Administration from dismantling the CFPB says the agency cannot implement plans to fire the majority of the bureau’s employees at this stage....more

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CFPB Implements Mass Layoffs: Union Files Emergency Motion to Show Cause

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The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB or Bureau) is undergoing significant changes as the Trump administration implements sweeping layoffs just days after revising the Bureau’s regulatory priorities. According to...more

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Judge Jackson schedules hearing for 11:00 AM today regarding mass layoffs at the CFPB

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It was reported last night that the CFPB had laid off about 90% of its staff. This came on the heels of the CFPB providing each of its employees with its 2025 Supervisory and Enforcement Priorities which calls for a much...more

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D.C. Circuit Court Partially Stays Injunction in NTEU v. CFPB

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On April 11, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit issued an order partially staying the district court’s preliminary injunction in the ongoing legal dispute between the National Treasury Employees...more

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D.C. Circuit Limits Prohibition on CFPB Staff Terminations Pending Appeal

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In a per curiam order, a three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit on April 11, 2025, partially stayed a preliminary injunction halting any attempt to dismantle the CFPB. Judges...more

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DC Circuit so far largely upholds Judge Jackson’s order preliminarily enjoining the CFPB Acting Director from shutting down the...

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On Friday, April 11, a panel of the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals modified Judge Jackson’s preliminary injunction order of March 28 pending appeal, as follows...more

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A deep dive into Judge Jackson’s preliminary injunction order against CFPB Acting Director Vought

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On Friday, March 28, Judge Amy Berman Jackson issued a 112-page opinion and 3-page order in National Treasury Employees Union, et al. v. Russell Vought, in his official capacity as Acting Director of the Consumer Financial...more

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D.C. Federal Court Judge Blocks Efforts to Dismantle the CFPB

Recently, Judge Amy Jackson of the United States District Court for the District of Columbia granted a preliminary injunction sought by the National Treasury Employees Union, over efforts by Acting Director Russell Vought to...more

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Chaos and Confusion at the Bureau: Current Litigation Surrounding the Unwinding of the CFPB

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As we discussed previously, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) is facing a threat to its very existence, and this time, the call is coming from inside the house. After Acting Director Russ Vought and the...more

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CFPB agrees to pause layoffs following district court order

On February 14, the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia ordered the CFPB to pause any layoffs. As previously covered by InfoBytes, and following a February 14 hearing, the CFPB agreed to halt any CFPB employee...more

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CFPB union files complaint and emergency temporary restraining order to halt dismantling of CFPB and restore its operations

On February 13, a union representing CFPB employees and other organizations filed an amended complaint and an emergency motion for a temporary restraining order (TRO) in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia,...more

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Comprehensive Review of AI Workplace Law and Litigation as We Enter 2025

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It’s been a whirlwind few years when it comes to government and court activity related to the use of artificial intelligence in the workplace – but we’ve boiled it down to one place. This Insight reviews all of the laws,...more

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