US Judge Lets Trump’s Federal Worker Buyout Plan Go Ahead

As of 7:00 PM tonight, the program is now closed,

said OPM spokesperson McLaurine Pinover in a statement

There is no longer any doubt: the Deferred Resignation Program was both legal and a valuable option for federal employees,

a spokesperson for the Office of Personnel Management said in a statement

Karoline Leavittwhite House press secretary

This Boston Buyout Ruling is the first of many legal wins for the President,

Leavitt said in a statement to CNN

Today's ruling is a setback in the fight for dignity and fairness for public servants,

Kelley said

Karoline Leavittwhite House press secretary

This goes to show that lawfare will not ultimately prevail over the will of 77 million Americans who supported President Trump and his priorities,

said White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt

We continue to maintain it is illegal to force American citizens who have dedicated their careers to public service to make a decision, in a few short days, without adequate information, about whether to uproot their families and leave their careers for what amounts to an unfunded IOU from Elon Musk,

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The unions do not have the required direct stake in the Fork Directive, but are challenging a policy that affects others, specifically executive branch employees. This is not sufficient,

O'Toole added

The plaintiffs here are not directly impacted by the directive. Instead, they allege that the directive subjects them to upstream effects including a diversion of resources to answer members’ questions about the directive, a potential loss of membership, and possible reputational harm,

he wrote

David Fitzpatrick (footballer, born 1990)association football player

They are really in limbo. They have given their name and agreed to leave,

Fitzpatrick said

We hope that the court finds the ‘Fork in the Road’ offer, which is coercive and found to have no guarantees, to be contrary to law,

Cantello said

David Fitzpatrick (footballer, born 1990)association football player

I got to go on Trump’s track record of not being the most trustworthy guy,

Fitzpatrick said

First of all, I know what a buyout is,

Kelley said

They don’t even know what they’re doing,

Kelley said

I don’t trust Musk or Trump, and the contract seemed to tie my hands if they violated the agreement in the future,

said the staffer

This proposal demonstrates a real blind spot these amateurs at [the Department of Government Efficiency] have, where they simply can’t imagine that the people working here like their jobs, like this country, and don’t want to see the programs they work in crumble due to incompetence,

said the staffer, who said they will not take the resignation offer

It’s an absolute nightmare, ... and now we’ve become the enemy and are being vilified.”

said one BLM employee granted anonymity

I worked on previous buyouts and do not feel what they are offering is legal and best for me at this time,

said another EPA employee

They no longer care about cost savings. They no longer care about productivity. They no longer care about efficiency,

Smith told reporters at the AFGE conference

They would likely have had a better response and wouldn’t be looking like idiots right now,

said the agency staffer

The voluntary resignation program offers a humane off-ramp to federal government employees,

Justice Department attorney Eric Hamilton said at Monday’s hearing