Judge temporarily blocks deadline for federal worker buyout proposal

Washington — A federal judge on Thursday temporarily blocked the Office of Personnel Management’s deadline for federal employees to accept the Trump administration’s “deferred resignation” offer. U.S. District Judge George O’Toole prevented the agency from implementing the program’s deadline during a brief hearing held hours before federal workers were required to notify OPM of whether

Federal workers get reprieve amid resignation deadline — what to know

Millions of federal workers have more time to ponder their next career move after a judge on Thursday suspended the Office of Personnel Management’s (OPM) deadline for them to accept or reject the agency’s “deferred resignation” offer. The cutoff to take the deal had been set to expire at on Thursday at midnight Eastern time before

Trump’s birthright citizenship order blocked by Maryland and Washington judges

Washington — A day after a federal judge in Maryland temporarily blocked President Trump’s executive order seeking to end birthright citizenship from taking effect nationwide, a federal judge in Washington ruled against the president amid a rush of legal challenges to his directive. U.S. District Judge John Coughenour said during a court hearing on Thursday that he would issue a

Millions of federal workers face deadline over whether to resign

More than 2 million federal employees face a looming deadline: By midnight Eastern time on Thursday, they must decide whether to accept a “deferred resignation” offer from the Trump administration. If workers accept, according to a White House plan, they would continue getting paid through September but would be excused from reporting for duty. But

Judge temporarily blocks deadline for Trump’s deferred resignation program

Washington — A federal judge on Thursday temporarily blocked the Office of Personnel Management’s deadline for federal employees to accept the Trump administration’s “deferred resignation” offer. U.S. District George O’Toole prevented the agency from implementing the program’s deadline during a brief hearing held hours before federal workers were required to notify OPM of whether they

Judge temporarily blocks deadline for deferred resignation program

Washington — A federal judge on Thursday temporarily blocked the Office of Personnel Management’s deadline for federal employees to accept the Trump administration’s “deferred resignation” offer. U.S. District George O’Toole prevented the agency from implementing the program’s deadline during a brief hearing held hours before federal workers were required to notify OPM of whether they