With the government shutdown over, an estimated 1.4 million federal workers who missed paychecks are poised to start getting paid again, as well to as to receive back pay. That’s a relief not just for ...

Interestingly enough, it was President Donald Trump who signed a law in 2019 that guaranteed retroactive pay after a shutdown. It has been a longstanding policy that federal furloughed employees will ...

AI-generated summary reviewed by our newsroom. Read our AI Policy. Hundreds of thousands of federal workers will face shutdown furloughs and no pay. Furloughed employees cannot work but receive ...

The issue of retroactive pay has become a flashpoint in the broader shutdown standoff. Unlike previous closures, when compensation was routinely authorized by Congress, recent legal interpretations ...

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 ...

President Donald Trump's administration warned on Tuesday of no guaranteed back pay for federal workers during a government shutdown, reversing what has been a long-standing policy for some 750,000 ...

President Trump has threatened to deny back pay to some furloughed workers. President Donald Trump this week indicated that the federal government may deny back pay to some employees furloughed amid a ...

The Trump administration argues that furloughed staff are not guaranteed back pay, spurring disagreement from Democratic lawmakers and federal unions who say the law is on their side. EPA has updated ...

The nonprofit World Central Kitchen, shown here in Washington, D.C., on Oct. 27, distributed free meals prepared by local restaurants to federal employees affected by the government shutdown. With the ...

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 ...