{"id":8902,"date":"2025-02-06T14:12:15","date_gmt":"2025-02-06T19:12:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/greatamericanewsdesk.com\/?p=8902"},"modified":"2025-02-06T14:12:16","modified_gmt":"2025-02-06T19:12:16","slug":"federal-judge-pauses-trump-federal-worker-buyouts","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/greatamericanewsdesk.com\/government\/federal-judge-pauses-trump-federal-worker-buyouts\/njackson\/2025\/02\/","title":{"rendered":"Federal Judge Pauses Trump Federal Worker Buyouts"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>A federal judge on Thursday extended the deadline for federal workers to accept the Trump administration\u2019s sweeping buyout offer.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The move comes as the government had set a Thursday deadline for federal workers to determine whether they wanted to take the deal \u2013 something they could do by simply replying \u201cresign.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Workers will now have until Monday to accept the deal, giving more time to weigh the unusual offer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The buyouts promise employees eight months of pay and benefits in exchange for leaving the federal workforce, telling workers they would be off the hook for showing up to work and would be free to get another job.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWe are pleased the court temporarily paused this deadline while arguments are heard about the legality of the deferred resignation program. 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