Oct. 28 (UPI) -- U.S. District Court Judge Susan Illston on Tuesday extended a ban on the Trump administration plan to lay off thousands of employees amid the ongoing government shutdown -- a move hailed by unions representing federal workers.
Illston's ruling came as the shutdown entered its 28th day.
During a hearing Tuesday, Illston granted the unions' request for a preliminary injunction that bars the Trump administration from issuing "reductions-in-force" notices that are the precursor to mass layoffs until the government reopens.
The union's lawsuit was first filed on Sept. 30 before the federal government shutdown over an impasse over health care subsidies. The lawsuit preemptively challenged what it called the "the legally unsupportable position" laid out in a memo by the Office of Management and Budget that claimed authority to consider reductions-in-force for agencies that are not a priority of Trump.
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