A federal judge has hit ‘pause’ on the deadline for Donald Trump’s “buyout program” for federal workers. This comes after unions for more than 800K federal employees asked the court to stop the program calling it an “arbitrary, unlawful, short-fused ultimatum.”
Breaking news: A federal judge in Massachusetts temporarily paused the Trump administration’s buyout program’s deadline, which had been set for 11:59 p.m. Thursday, and set a new hearing for Monday.
[image or embed] — The Washington Post (@washingtonpost.com) February 6, 2025 at 10:27 AM
From the Washington Post:
Federal employees had until 11:59 p.m. Eastern time Thursday to decide whether they would take up the offer to resign and be paid through the end of September.
The buyout program — the administration’s most sweeping effort so far to remake and shrink the federal workforce — sent shock waves through the federal government and beyond, with some employees scrambling to make up their minds about the proposal while others urged colleagues to reject a deal they consider a trap.
Employees had just nine full days to respond after they received an email Jan. 28 from the Office of Personnel Management.
A source told the Post that more than 40K federal workers (about 2% of the work force) had accepted the offer as of Wednesday night. With Trump’s history of not paying people he’s owed money, many believe the “buyout” payoffs may never materialize after the workers voluntarily resign.
Sen. Warner on DOGE’s “buyout” offers: “Every scam artist is the same. ‘Take this offer right now, it expires at midnight!’ How many times do we see that?” [image or embed]
— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar.com) February 6, 2025 at 9:23 AM
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