Elon Musk, who is leading the Department of Government Efficiency. (Photo by Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)
The department's Occupational Safety and Health Administration has investigated and fined SpaceX and Tesla over worker safety, the unions said.
The Labor Department's systems contain medical and financial records of millions of Americans, including those who have filed safety complaints about their employers.
The ruling comes after the Trump administration agreed earlier this week that DOGE would not receive access to the Labor Department until this court decision.
The Justice Department said there are three DOGE staffers assigned to the Labor Department and reporting to its acting secretary, although they have been made special government employees and are required to follow the law with any sensitive information about corporations or workers as they conduct a review.
Elon Musk attends the opening of the Tesla factory Berlin Brandenburg in Gruenheide, Germany on March 22, 2022. (Patrick Pleul/Pool Photo via AP)
Labor Department leadership told a union member this week that DOGE would be visiting and workers should let them do "whatever they ask, not to push back, not to ask questions," the unions wrote.
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The Justice Department said there is no evidence of wrongdoing and the judge should not issue "a sweeping, prophylactic order … based on plaintiffs’ rank speculation that DOL will violate the law."
Nineteen states have sued over DOGE's access to federal payment systems.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
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