Kids now days really should read the ©r@p they signed when they got hired. Federal employees are given folders ranging in size from a hefty magazine to a dictionary, full of documents to sign.
If they report to work, then walk off... There will be an attempt to spin it as a violation of the Hatch Act. There will be covert feds that show up and make look like one.
When you lose a court case with Uncle Sam, you get stuck with the court costs... At 20¢ per license plate in federal prison, you'll be working overtime for years.