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From Fox News: A federal judge on Monday extended a temporary restraining order blocking the Trump administration’s “Fork in the Road” offer to federal employees.
Judge George O’Toole said he’s taken the matter under advisement, but there was no timeline on when he would make a decision.
“We are pleased that today the court continued his injunction from last week, continuing to enjoin OPM and defendants from implementing the fork in the road directive, the so-called bailout,” Elena Goldstein, the lead attorney for a group suing the administration on behalf of labor unions, said after the ruling in a Boston courtroom. “We hope that this decision today will provide civil service workers with the assurance that the American people have their backs. And we will continue to pursue all legal options to ensure that they are protected and that the law is upheld.”
The hearing comes nearly two weeks after the U.S. Office of Personnel Management (OPM) emailed more than 2 million federal civilian employees offering them buyouts to leave their jobs.
The report notes that approximately 65,000 federal employees have reportedly accepted the Trump administration’s buyout offer.
O’Toole, 77, was appointed by president Bill Clinton in 1995.
US judge George O’Toole has decided to extend the temporary restraining order he issued Thursday, putting a pause on the Trump administration’s buyout offer emailed to 2-million federal employees. It will continue until he makes a decision. Case is AFL-CIO v EZELL 1:25:cv-10276
— Jonathan Hall (@JHall7news) February 10, 2025
BREAKING: U.S. District Judge George O’Toole Jr. extended the freeze on Trump’s plan to get thousands of federal workers to resign. pic.twitter.com/aifrKzhiJj
— Libs of TikTok (@libsoftiktok) February 10, 2025
The decision by US District Judge George O’Toole in Boston prevents Trump’s administration from implementing the buyout plan for now, giving a temporary victory to labor unions that have sued to stop it entirely https://t.co/yX3DGvmeFn pic.twitter.com/vnv9inCXzV
— Reuters Legal (@ReutersLegal) February 10, 2025
Judge extends restraining order to ban Trump admin buyout offer to federal workers https://t.co/aMVGjW72ML
— Fox News (@FoxNews) February 10, 2025
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