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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Rebecca Boone

Judge says labor unions' lawsuit over DOGE access to Labor Department systems can move forward

A federal judge says he won't dismiss a lawsuit from labor unions seeking to block Elon Musk's team from accessing systems at the Labor Department.

The labor unions say that allowing Musk's Department of Government Efficiency to access the systems violates the federal Privacy Act because they contain medical and financial records of millions of Americans. They also contend DOGE doesn't have the legal authority to direct the actions of congressionally created agencies like the Department of Labor.

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