Judge Keeps Federal Worker Exit Deal Paused as Ruling Looms (2)

Feb. 10, 2025, 8:27 PM UTCUpdated: Feb. 11, 2025, 2:23 AM UTC

A federal judge in Massachusetts kept in place a pause on the Trump administration’s federal worker exit offer as he gets set to rule on whether to block the voluntary resignation program.

The Feb. 6 temporary restraining order “will continue until I resolve the issues that are presented,” Judge George O’Toole of the US District Court for the District of Massachusetts said Monday during a hearing in Boston.

O’Toole, a Clinton appointee, said he may consider converting the TRO into a preliminary injunction ruling. That decision is expected to drop later.

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