A federal judge signed off on the program, and the Trump administration immediately moved to close it to new entrants, as it had sought with an earlier deadline.

U.S. District Judge George O'Toole Jr. in Boston ruled that the labor unions lacked legal standing to challenge the program.

A federal judge on Wednesday cleared the way for President Donald Trump ’s plan to downsize the federal workforce with a deferred resignation program.

A federal judge has removed a key legal challenge in the way of President Donald Trump’s plan to downsize the federal workforce with a deferred resignation program

U.S. District Judge George O’Toole Jr. said the federal workers' unions who sued over the program lack standing.

Most nurses, doctors and other staff caring for military veterans through the Department of Veterans Affairs are not eligible for the Trump administration’s deferred resignation offer.

A federal judge ruled that the Trump administration's offer to federal employees to resign now in exchange for pay and benefits through September can go forward.

A federal judge ruled in President Donald Trump’s favor by reinstating his “Fork in the Road” deferred resignation offer, allowing federal employees the option to resign from their positions with full benefits and pay until September.

US District Judge George A. O’Toole Jr. ruled Wednesday that a group of labor unions did not have legal standing to challenge the program, commonly described as a buyout.

A federal judge on Wednesday (February 13, 2025) removed a key legal hurdle stalling President Donald Trump’s plan to downsize the federal workforce with a deferred resignation program.