A Boston federal judge temporarily blocked President Donald Trump’s resignation offer to federal civilian employees on Thursday.

Federal employees have through Thursday to decide whether to take what the Trump administration calls its "buyout" or “deferred resignation” offer.

The government is likely to lay off employees if not enough take an offer to resign now and be paid through September, a GSA official warns. The offer expires Thursday.

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Layoffs of federal workers would be "likely" if too few employees quit under the White House's deferred resignation program, the Washington Post reported on Tuesday, citing a memo from a General Services Administration official.

Federal workers across the nation face a life-altering decision this week — tender their resignations and be paid through Sept. 30. Or hold firm and face future rounds of belt-tightening and strict return to the office requirements.