Federal workers buyout is confusing and legally questionable
The Sidebar panel discusses the legality and legitimacy of the federal workers buyout. Here’s a look at some of the biggest stories from the past week around San Diego, California.
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Deadline For Trump’s Federal Buyout Offer Extended By Court—As Over 40,000 Staff Agree To Leave: Here’s What To Know
A federal judge temporarily blocked President Donald Trump’s buyout offer to federal civilian employees from taking effect Thursday, hours before the deadline the administration set for more than 2 million employees to decide whether to take resignation packages with pay through September.
Judge temporarily blocks Trump's federal government employee buyout
Just hours before the deadline for federal employees to accept the Trump administration's deferred resignation offer, a judge has temporarily blocked the buyout offer.
Why buyout offers — like Trump’s to federal workers — are a hard sell for employees
Wes Battle has been glued to the phone at his financial-planning office in Maryland for days, endlessly fielding calls from clients, most of whom work for the federal government. They all want to know the same thing in a hurry: Is the U.S. Office of Personnel Management’s “fork in the road” offer a good deal financially?
Trump’s Buyout Deadline: What Happens To Federal Workers Who Reject The Offer?
Before the deadline, federal workers must decide whether to accept or reject Trump’s buyout offer. What happens to those who reject the offer and decide not to resign?
40,000 federal workers accept President Trump's buyout
More than 40,000 federal workers have accepted President Trump's buyout offer, which is part of his plan to reduce and restructure the federal workforce.
Federal judge delays Trump administration's buyout deadline for federal workers
A federal judge in Boston has given federal workers more time to decide whether to accept President Donald Trump's buyout offer.
Judge halts Trump federal employee buyout offer
The buyouts were being pushed by both President Trump and Department of Government Efficiency head Elon Musk as a way to drastically reduce the number of employees on the federal payroll.
Judge temporarily blocks Trump's buyout orders of federal workers
President Donald Trump is facing legal hurdles in his efforts to shrink the federal government. The latest coming from a federal judge who is pausing the implementation of the White House’s buyout offer to all federal workers until Monday after employee unions filed suit arguing it violates federal law.
Judge blocks Trump’s federal workers buyout program that Maryland leaders call a ‘scheme’
A federal judge on Thursday temporarily paused President Donald Trump’s plan to offer buyouts to millions of federal workers, an initiative aimed at trimming the federal workforce but
Trump to federal employees: take buyout or face possible furlough
The Trump administration warned federal employees that they could be furloughed if they don't accept a buyout offer.
Trump administration live updates: Japan’s prime minister visits; judge pauses federal employee buyout
Follow the latest news and live updates as President Donald Trump attempts to fill his Cabinet and faces legal setbacks on ...