When the government shuts down, many federal workers go without paychecks, whether they are deemed essential and required to show up for work or whether they're furloughed for the duration of the ...

The Internal Revenue Service on Thursday revoked guidance it had sent to employees the day prior reminding them that federal statute guarantees those furloughed during the shutdown will receive back ...

Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.) said on Tuesday that the president does not get to decide whether furloughed federal workers are entitled to back pay. “It’s not up to the president,” Kennedy told reporters, ...

A new White House memo argues back pay is not guaranteed for furloughed federal workers once the government shutdown ends, but critics say that directly contradicts federal law. A new White House memo ...

House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) said Tuesday the Trump administration has no legal basis for refusing back pay to furloughed federal workers, vowing that Democrats will fight to ensure ...

As the U.S. government shutdown reaches its 28th day, hundreds of thousands of federal workers remain furloughed, with President Donald Trump threatening to block back pay once the shutdown ends. In ...

Some federal workers who are not being paid during the government shutdown have a nagging fear: They might not receive retroactive pay once the impasse is resolved. Roughly 1.4 million federal ...

President Donald Trump this week indicated that the federal government may deny back pay to some employees furloughed amid a government shutdown. When asked on Tuesday if government workers would ...

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