Michelle Martin

but the judge said the complaint should have been brought to the independent agencies that settle labor disputes. The Office of Personal Management, which can now begin processing the resignations, said more than 65,000 people had accepted the offer, but some of them may not be eligible.

but the judge said the complaint should have been brought to the independent agencies that settle labor disputes. The Office of Personal Management, which can now begin processing the resignations, said more than 65,000 people had accepted the offer, but some of them may not be eligible.

but the judge said the complaint should have been brought to the independent agencies that settle labor disputes. The Office of Personal Management, which can now begin processing the resignations, said more than 65,000 people had accepted the offer, but some of them may not be eligible.

Rich Couture is president of the American Federation of Government Employees Council 215 and works for the Social Security Administration.

Rich Couture is president of the American Federation of Government Employees Council 215 and works for the Social Security Administration.

Rich Couture is president of the American Federation of Government Employees Council 215 and works for the Social Security Administration.

He says many people may have opted to resign before being told they were exempt and that there's still a lot of confusion about the program. For more on this story, listen to Morning Edition or visit NPR.org. And that's Up First for Thursday, February 13th. I'm Michelle Martin.

He says many people may have opted to resign before being told they were exempt and that there's still a lot of confusion about the program. For more on this story, listen to Morning Edition or visit NPR.org. And that's Up First for Thursday, February 13th. I'm Michelle Martin.

He says many people may have opted to resign before being told they were exempt and that there's still a lot of confusion about the program. For more on this story, listen to Morning Edition or visit NPR.org. And that's Up First for Thursday, February 13th. I'm Michelle Martin.

Today's episode of Up First was edited by Steve Drummond, Roberta Rampton, Rylan Barton, Alice Wolfley, and Allie Schweitzer. It was produced by Ziad Budge, Nia Dumas, and Chris Thomas. We get engineering support from Nisha Hynes, and our technical director is Carly Strange. We hope you'll join us again tomorrow.

Today's episode of Up First was edited by Steve Drummond, Roberta Rampton, Rylan Barton, Alice Wolfley, and Allie Schweitzer. It was produced by Ziad Budge, Nia Dumas, and Chris Thomas. We get engineering support from Nisha Hynes, and our technical director is Carly Strange. We hope you'll join us again tomorrow.

Today's episode of Up First was edited by Steve Drummond, Roberta Rampton, Rylan Barton, Alice Wolfley, and Allie Schweitzer. It was produced by Ziad Budge, Nia Dumas, and Chris Thomas. We get engineering support from Nisha Hynes, and our technical director is Carly Strange. We hope you'll join us again tomorrow.

The Eagles dominated Kansas City to win Super Bowl 59 in New Orleans.

The Eagles dominated Kansas City to win Super Bowl 59 in New Orleans.

The Eagles dominated Kansas City to win Super Bowl 59 in New Orleans.

I'm Michelle Martin, that's A. Martinez, and this is Up First from NPR News. Employees at a U.S. agency set up to protect consumers from financial fraud have been told to stop doing any work.

I'm Michelle Martin, that's A. Martinez, and this is Up First from NPR News. Employees at a U.S. agency set up to protect consumers from financial fraud have been told to stop doing any work.

I'm Michelle Martin, that's A. Martinez, and this is Up First from NPR News. Employees at a U.S. agency set up to protect consumers from financial fraud have been told to stop doing any work.

What will it mean for Americans if the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau cannot function?

What will it mean for Americans if the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau cannot function?