Emails sent to federal employees included a "deferred resignation letter" allowing workers to retain pay and benefits while being exempt from in-person work requirements until September 30.
A federal judge in Boston on Thursday paused nationwide the Trump administration's offer of buyouts to federal employees, less than 11 hours before the deadline for workers to accept the deal.
U.S. District Court Judge George O’Toole Jr. issued an order Thursday afternoon pausing the deadline for federal employees to accept a buyout authorized by President Donald Trump that would see them voluntarily resign in exchange for eight months of pay and benefits. The order comes just hours before the offer expires at midnight.The deadline pause will last until at least Monday when Judge O’Toole Jr. is set to hear arguments in a lawsuit brought by federal worker unions challenging the legality of the buyout. Should the Trump White House successfully defend the policy in court, the delay may prove beneficial. The National Pulse reported Thursday morning that approximately 40,000 federal employees had decided to take the buyout. However, by Thursday afternoon, that number had risen to 60,000.
