BOSTON—A federal judge in Massachusetts on Feb. 10 extended his temporary pause on President Donald Trump’s federal worker buyout program.
U.S. District Judge George O’Toole Jr.’s decision was made after his pause last week of a Feb. 6 deadline for employees to accept the Trump administration’s Fork in the Road offer. The buyout offer entailed a deferred resignation whereby employees would continue receiving pay and benefits for eight months.
Approximately 65,000 federal employees have accepted the offer, according to the White House.
“The Court orders that the current stay of the February 6, 2025, deadline to remain in effect until further order of the Court,” a note on the docket stated….
Judge Extends Block on Trump’s Federal Worker Buyout Plan
