Judge Extends Block on Trump’s Federal Worker Buyout Plan

The Trump administration argued that extending the deadline would exacerbate the harms the plaintiffs alleged.
Judge Extends Block on Trump’s Federal Worker Buyout Plan
The White House in Washington on Jan. 31, 2025. Madalina Vasiliu/The Epoch Times
Sam Dorman
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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.

Sam Dorman
Sam Dorman
Washington Correspondent
Sam Dorman is a Washington correspondent covering courts and politics for The Epoch Times. You can follow him on X at @EpochofDorman.
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