Boston federal judge blocks Trump’s federal employee buyout plan temporarily

By Anthony Ciano 

The Trump administration recently introduced a program that encourages federal workers to step down in exchange for still being paid. Workers run the risk of not actually being paid. However, many still accepted this deal.

Hours before the midnight deferred resignation program application deadline, Boston Federal Judge George O’Toole Jr. pushed the deadline to come after a court ruling on Monday afternoon.

O’Toole has declined to state an opinion on the federal buyout plan and has decided to weigh options in a Monday courtroom.

This deferred resignation program is part of the Trump administration’s efforts to internally remake the federal government. The goal is to fix the deep state that Trump believes undermined him during his first term in office as president.

This program is the opportunity for federal workers to stop working while still collecting a paycheck until September 30.

With this program not officially being passed and authorized by Congress, democrats and union members are advising workers not to accept the deal due to its risks of not actually paying workers.

In a recent press conference, Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt stated that more than 40,000 federal workers had accepted the deal to step down and would be paid until September 30.