US EditionGovernment Shutdown 2025: Resources for struggling federal workers
About 1.4 million federal workers face missed paychecks and uncertain retroactive pay as assistance programs and local governments mobilize support amid the ongoing shutdown.
- Saturday the government shutdown entered its 27th day, leaving roughly 1.4 million federal employees with wages withheld and missed their first full paychecks last Friday.
- The Government Employee Fair Treatment Act of 2019 requires retroactive pay for furloughed and excepted employees, but an OMB memo earlier this month has cast doubt, contradicting prior OPM guidance.
- Each day the shutdown costs U.S. taxpayers about $400 million in salaries for about 750,000 furloughed federal workers, while Capital Area Food Bank expanded DMV distributions and nearly 110,000 federal workers in Georgia may claim unemployment benefits but must repay them if paid retroactively.
- Prince George's County Council considers aid Tuesday; Maryland offers zero-interest loans, while credit unions and utilities launch relief amid fears of no retroactive pay.
- Virginia declared a state of emergency to protect SNAP benefits for over 850,000 Virginians past November 1, and legal experts say appropriations language would likely compel payment to federal employees if challenged.
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States vary in how federal workers would pay back unemployment
(The Center Square) – Federal workers collecting Georgia or Tennessee unemployment benefits could have to return some of the money if they are paid back wages after the federal shutdown ends, according to the respective labor departments.
Federal Employment Shouldn’t Be a Ticket to Lifetime Job Security
Let the wailing and gnashing of teeth begin. Within the first two weeks of the ongoing government shutdown, agency heads reportedly sent permanent layoff notices to about 4,000 federal employees under the guidance of Director of the Office of Management and Budget Russ Vought. But compared to the private sector, this is a proverbial drop in the bucket. The partial lapse in government funding has dragged on for 27 days now as Senate Majority Lead…
Union leader furious at Trump’s threat to withhold backpay from federal workers
Not even the rain could put out this union leader’s fire. Listen in as he calls out the Trump administration for threatening to withhold back pay for federal workers once the shutdown is eventually over. The post Union leader furious at Trump’s threat to withhold backpay from federal workers first appeared on Dogwood.
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estrepublicain.frThe shutdown is entering its fifth week across the Atlantic, bringing with it a host of uncertainties for Americans. While an agreement between Republicans and Democrats is still struggling to emerge, the social consequences are already being felt.
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