Judge clears path for Trump’s federal workforce cuts, allowing 75,000 workers to resign under deferred resignation program

A federal judge cleared the way for President Trump’s plan to reduce the federal workforce, allowing 75,000 federal employees to resign under a deferred resignation program. The ruling, which follows legal challenges from labor unions, enables workers to step down with continued pay until September 2025. This decision is a significant victory for the administration, despite ongoing union objections, and could reshape the structure of the federal workforce.

​A federal judge cleared the way for President Trump’s plan to reduce the federal workforce, allowing 75,000 federal employees to resign under a deferred resignation program. The ruling, which follows legal challenges from labor unions, enables workers to step down with continued pay until September 2025. This decision is a significant victory for the administration, despite ongoing union objections, and could reshape the structure of the federal workforce. A federal judge cleared the way for President Trump’s plan to reduce the federal workforce, allowing 75,000 federal employees to resign under a deferred resignation program. The ruling, which follows legal challenges from labor unions, enables workers to step down with continued pay until September 2025. This decision is a significant victory for the administration, despite ongoing union objections, and could reshape the structure of the federal workforce.