CFPB Mass Layoffs Paused as Emails Show Rush to Fire Staff (1)

A federal appeals court restored a temporary pause on mass firings at the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, as internal emails show agency leaders raced to terminate 90% of workers earlier this month after the appellate panel previously allowed the layoff process to move ahead.

CFPB officials including Chief Legal Officer Mark Paoletta, Chief Operating Officer Adam Martinez, and human resources personnel worked with Department of Government Efficiency detailees this month to wind down large swaths of agency operations, scrambling to determine minimum staffing to perform basic functions, according to messages filed Monday and over the weekend with a lower court ...