Bloomberg Law: “The nation’s largest federal employee union is suing to halt the Trump administration’s voluntary resignation offer, arguing agencies can’t promise to pay employee salaries before Congress sets aside the money. The American Federation of Government Employees is seeking to stop the Office of Personnel Management’s exit offer known as “Fork in the Road.” Employees that opt to quit by Feb. 6 will keep their pay and benefits through Sept. 30, with the possibility their agencies will lessen their workload, according to the offer from OPM, the federal government’s HR office. They must waive their right to challenge their employer in court, according to a Tuesday statement from OPM, forcing them to trust the Trump administration will honor the deal. “We won’t stand by and let our members become the victims of this con,” said AFGE National President Everett Kelley in a statement on Tuesday afternoon. The union filed the complaint in the US District Court for the District of Massachusetts. The group pointed to the Anti-Deficiency Act, the law that prohibits federal agencies from spending money before Congress approves it. Congress set aside funding for most agencies through March 14, and agencies don’t have permission to promise salaries beyond that date, the complaint said. It’s the latest lawsuit seeking to block President Donald Trump and billionaire Elon Musk‘s effort to shrink the federal workforce. OPM Acting Director Charles Ezell and general counsel Andrew Kloster wrote earlier on Tuesday that Congress doesn’t need to approve the offer because agencies aren’t promising employees “additional compensation.” AFGE received thousands of emails from members after OPM sent the exit offer to federal employees, requiring staff to work extra hours and put aside other tasks, the union said in the complaint. The US Attorney’s Office in Massachusetts declined to comment.”