Judge Extends Deadline For Deferred Resignations After 60,000 Fed Employees Accept Offer.

Judge did not rule on the legality of the deferred resignations.

This afternoon, U.S. District Judge George A. O’Toole Jr. issued a pause to the “Fork in the Road” deferred resignations after Unions sued in court, arguing the legality of the buyout. Reports from today suggest that 60,000 federal employees—roughly 3% of the government workforce—have already accepted the offer.

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