The worker was trying to direct the employer to a course of action rather than leaning on the employer's decision' ...

A federal judge said the Trump administration's "deferred resignation" offer could go forward and about 40,000 federal workers had accepted the deal.

With a judge’s assent, the Trump administration moved to take next steps in the program and close it to new entrants.

U.S. District Judge George O'Toole Jr. in Boston ruled that the labor unions lacked legal standing to challenge the program.

The OPM framed the severance offer from President Trump and his administration as "administrative leave with pay and benefits ...