During a government shutdown, both furloughed employees and those deemed 'excepted' are entitled to retroactive pay. This is mandated by the Government Employee Fair Treatment Act of 2019, which ...

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 ...

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 ...

President Donald Trump suggested some federal workers who have been furloughed during the government shutdown will not receive back pay. The remark came hours after the circulation of a draft White ...

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 ...

Union leaders and Democratic lawmakers say the move would run afoul of a law adopted under President Trump’s first term. By Tony Romm Reporting from Washington Hundreds of thousands of furloughed ...