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Los Angeles County court offers buyouts to many employees
The Los Angeles County Superior Court is offering eligible full-time employees a one-time $35,000 payment to voluntarily resign by Christmas Eve amid a budget shortfall.
The program is open to employees with at least five years of continuous service at the nation’s largest trial court, which has 36 courthouses.
Employees who accept the offer cannot be rehired for one year, and their positions will be permanently eliminated.
Court officials said projected costs exceed state funding by about $9.1 million and that they are exploring other savings measures before layoffs or furloughs.