A federal judge in Massachusetts postponed a midnight deadline for President Donald Trump to buy federal workers on Thursday, suspending the initiative until Monday, according to the Wall Street Journal.
The offer is scheduled to expire at 11:59pm on Thursday, and the employee promises eight months of salary and benefits in exchange for resignation. Bill Clinton appointee US District Judge George A. O’Toole Jr., has filed a lawsuit to suspend the program after a union representing more than 800,000 federal workers filed a lawsuit to suspend the program. ) has stopped enforcing the deadline. Exit It has been reported.
“I will not order any action to implement the so-called fork directives, which have been pending completion and oral discussion on the issue,” the judge said according to the outlet.
Road fork https://t.co/vzk1rybm5u
– Elon Musk (@elonmusk) January 28, 2025
The acquisition is part of Trump and Elon Musk’s efforts to significantly reduce the size of the federal workforce through government efficiency (DOGE). OPM issued “Road Fork” Order On January 28, he outlined the administration’s intention to “reform” the federal workforce and “resigned” in the email subject to directives in order to accept “deferred resignation offers” to employees to nine days. By replying, you accept the “postponed offer of resignation.” Of the 2.3 million eligible federal employees, 40,000 people accepted the offer as of outlets Wednesday night It has been reported.
Representative of legal group Democracy advances along with other unions for US, county and city employees (AFSCME) and civil servants — filed lawsuit against OPM on Tuesday to block acquisition offers. Wake it up and make it “illegal” and “arbitrarily, illegal, shortened ultimate.” press release. The lawsuit also alleges that plans to pay employees who resign until September violate the “anti-substantial law,” a law that prohibits federal agencies from exceeding their assigned levels. Most executive funds expire in March.
“We are filing this lawsuit to stop the removal of qualified experts from the federal workforce,” said AFSCME president Lee Saunders, “If this confusion is lifted, we will be able to see labor.” “It will have a devastating impact on those.”
Sky Perryman, the forward CEO of democracy, praised O’Toole’s decision press release Thursday. “We are pleased that the court has suspended its actions on the so-called “road fork” offer and ordered the government to notify all civil servant employees,” Perryman said. “We look forward to the courtroom hearing more fully debate on Monday.”
White House Press Secretary Caroline Leavitt I was called The acquisition was “generous,” adding that only 6% of federal employees were working all week before Trump took office.
A court hearing on Monday will weigh whether to block the acquisition further as the lawsuit continues.
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