Judge Lifts Hold on ‘Fork in the Road’ Federal Worker Offer (2)

A federal judge ruled President Donald Trump‘s offer for federal employees to resign voluntarily can move forward, at least temporarily clearing a path for his administration to shrink agencies.

The American Federation of Government Employees, the union that sued to stop the offer, doesn’t have standing to challenge it, Judge George O’Toole of the US District Court for the District of Massachusetts wrote. The unions do not have a “direct stake” in the exit deal, O’Toole wrote.

The federal Office of Personnel Management is no longer accepting resignations from federal employees, spokeswoman McLaurine Pinover said after the ruling. ...