Grand Rapids Job Corps program to restart operations

Grand Rapids Job Corps program to restart operations

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (WOOD) — Programming will resume at the Gerald R. Ford Job Corps center in Grand Rapids, according to a state lawmaker, after a federal judge last week declared the U.S. Department of Labor's efforts to wind down the program were illegal. State Rep. Kristian Grant, D-Grand Rapids, held her monthly community coffee hour at the Job Corps' Hall Street location today, and spoke to News 8 outside of the facility.  "I thought it wa…

Federal judge’s order means Vermont Job Corps center stays open, for now

The Northlands Job Corps Center in Vergennes benefitted from a preliminary injunction issued by a New York judge last week, though the court battle for Job Corps centers around the country continues.

Job Corps survives as legal battles rage

Federal judge blocks Job Corps shutdown in latest chapter since initial shutdown orders levied weeks ago GLENMONT — On Wednesday, a federal judge issued a preliminary injunction to halt the U.S. Department of Labor’s closure of Job Corps. The residential program, which serves low-income youth, will remain operational until a lawsuit challenging the shutdown is resolved. U.S. District Judge Andrew Carter’s earlier temporary restraining order—whic…

Federal Judge Provides Lifeline for National Vocational Training Program - Construction Forum

A federal judge ordered the Trump administration to keep Job Corps—the nation’s largest residential job training program for low-income youth—operating until a lawsuit fighting efforts to shutter the program is resolved. “Once Congress has passed legislation stating that a program like the Job Corps must exist, and set aside funding for that program, the [U.S. Dept. of Labor] is not free to do as it pleases; it is required to enforce the law as …