The Trump administration argued extending the deadline would exacerbate the harms the plaintiffs alleged.
BOSTON—A federal judge in Massachusetts said on Feb. 10 that he was extending his temporary pause on President Donald Trump’s federal worker buyout program.
U.S. District Judge George O’Toole Jr.’s decision came after he paused last week 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 they would continue receiving pay and benefits for eight months.
The ruling came after a lawsuit from unions alleging that the Office of Personnel Management had violated the Administrative Procedure Act and Anti-deficiency Act.
During a hearing on Feb. 10, the Trump administration argued that the plaintiffs, which include the AFL-CIO, lacked standing and were requesting relief that would exacerbate the alleged harms the plaintiffs alleged the program created.
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