The Trump administration is trying to reassure federal employees that an offer to resign while receiving eight months of paid leave is genuine and generous. Emails with the subject line “Fork in the Road” went out last week and include an offer to be paid in full through Sept.

Federal workers have a constellation of retirement benefits, and assessing them can get complicated fast. Here are five high-stakes decisions to focus on.

In the wake of the worst American air disaster in two decades, the understaffed and cash-strapped National Transportation Safety Board was scrambling to keep investigators from leaving after federal employees received an offer by the Trump administration to resign and be paid through September.

Attorneys general are warning federal employees about the Trump administration's buyout offer, saying they may not reap the supposed benefits.

Over 5,000 federal workers live in Connecticut, according to a spokesperson from the Office of the Attorney General.

After President Donald Trump offered for federal workers to take a buyout, one employee who works at a federal agency decided to take the deal — and has not heard back, despite the deadline being Thursday.