{"id":163491,"date":"2025-02-07T15:15:31","date_gmt":"2025-02-07T13:15:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/serbiantimes.info\/en\/?p=163491"},"modified":"2025-02-07T15:15:32","modified_gmt":"2025-02-07T13:15:32","slug":"u-s-media-around-40000-federal-employees-accept-trumps-offer-to-leave-their-jobs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/serbiantimes.info\/en\/u-s-media-around-40000-federal-employees-accept-trumps-offer-to-leave-their-jobs\/","title":{"rendered":"U.S. MEDIA: Around 40,000 federal employees accept Trump\u2019s offer to leave their jobs!"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Around <strong>40,000 federal employees<\/strong> in the <strong>United States<\/strong> have accepted an offer to leave their jobs in exchange for <strong>temporary financial compensation<\/strong>, <em>Newsweek<\/em> reports.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>At the end of last month, the administration of <strong>U.S. President Donald Trump<\/strong> offered <strong>financial incentives<\/strong> to <strong>two million full-time federal civilian workers<\/strong> to resign as part of plans for a <strong>drastic reduction<\/strong> in the size of the government.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>By the <strong>end of today<\/strong>, employees must decide <strong>whether to accept the offer<\/strong> to resign while receiving <strong>temporary financial compensation<\/strong> until the end of <strong>September<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><mark style=\"background-color:#FFFFFF;color:#d21414\" class=\"has-inline-color\">FIND OUT MORE IN ENGLISH:<\/mark><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/plugins\/post.php?href=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2Fserbiantimes%2Fposts%2Fpfbid0upXMRL4U3QzHZSn7k9WUL5FRGXMfc8LJUENXzSMzce88ZbViFmcrVsgwNY65WS5xl&#038;show_text=true&#038;width=500\" width=\"500\" height=\"250\" style=\"border:none;overflow:hidden\" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" allow=\"autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; picture-in-picture; web-share\"><\/iframe>\n\n\n\n<p>The offer applies to the <strong>majority<\/strong> of the <strong>three million government employees<\/strong> in the U.S., <strong>excluding military personnel<\/strong>, and the directive requires federal employees to either <strong>accept the resignation package<\/strong>, which includes <strong>salary payments until September<\/strong>, or <strong>remain in their jobs and risk potential layoffs<\/strong> as part of <strong>President Donald Trump&#8217;s<\/strong> government restructuring efforts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In response to the offer, the <strong>American Federation of Government Employees (AFGE)<\/strong> and other <strong>unions<\/strong> have <strong>filed a lawsuit<\/strong>, challenging the <strong>legality of the directive<\/strong>, citing violations of the <strong>Administrative Procedure Act<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The legal complaint argues that the directive is <strong>&#8220;arbitrary and capricious&#8221;<\/strong> and <strong>violates due process<\/strong> by <strong>forcing workers to make a major career decision within a short timeframe<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><mark style=\"background-color:#FFFFFF;color:#d21414\" class=\"has-inline-color\">MORE TOPICS:<\/mark><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/serbiantimes.info\/en\/kurti-in-trouble-due-to-trumps-decision-around-130-million-in-usaid-assistance-for-pristina-frozen\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">KURTI IN TROUBLE DUE TO TRUMP\u2019S DECISION: Around $130 million in USAID assistance for Pri\u0161tina frozen!<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/serbiantimes.info\/en\/great-news-for-serbian-children-in-america-jasminka-petrovic-brings-her-famous-workshops-and-film-to-chicago-and-washington-video\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">GREAT NEWS FOR SERBIAN CHILDREN IN AMERICA: Jasminka Petrovi\u0107 brings her famous workshops and film to Chicago and Washington! (VIDEO)<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/serbiantimes.info\/en\/the-new-york-times-on-serbian-media-after-protests-in-novi-sad-rts-changed-its-tune\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">THE NEW YORK TIMES ON SERBIAN MEDIA: After protests in Novi Sad, RTS \u201cchanged Its tune\u201d!<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Source<\/strong>: Euronews, <strong>Foto<\/strong>: Shutterstock<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Around 40,000 federal employees in the United States have accepted an offer to leave their jobs in exchange for temporary financial compensation, Newsweek reports. 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