The Trump administration has offered more than 2 million federal workers the option of resigning their positions and retaining full pay and benefits until Sept. 30.

Last week, after labor unions sued, the judge delayed a deadline for the plan to persuade federal workers to quit. A Monday hearing provided little clarity.

Tens of thousands of San Diego-based federal employees have until the end of the day Thursday to decide if they will remain at their jobs or resign, under a separation program introduced last week by ...