US Judge Lifts Hold on Trump’s Plan to Downsize Federal Workforce

Feb 13, 2025 Komal Das

A US judge lifted the pause on Trump’s buyout plan, offering federal workers incentives to resign with pay until September

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A judge lifted the pause on Trump’s buyout plan, allowing efforts to shrink the federal workforce to proceed

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Judge O’Toole ruled unions couldn’t challenge Trump’s buyout plan, with tens of thousands of workers accepting the offer

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Elon Musk, advising Trump, led the deferred resignation plan, allowing workers to stop working but continue receiving pay until September

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Unions challenged it, but a judge ruled in favor, calling it a "humane off-ramp" for employees

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