US EditionWhite House memo argues furloughed workers not guaranteed backpay
- On October 1, a government shutdown began after the Senate failed to pass either party's short-term spending bills and House Democrats opposed a bill that lacked continued Obamacare subsidies.
- Due to the continued impasse, the White House is considering an analysis from the budget office suggesting a limited interpretation of the 2019 Government Employee Fair Treatment Act’s requirements for providing back pay to federal workers.
- This memo maintains that Congress must specifically appropriate funds to pay furloughed workers for time missed during the shutdown, rather than providing automatic compensation.
- The White House’s decision could leave up to three-quarters of a million federal employees without back pay, indicating that their compensation depends on Congress passing legislation to fund the government and resolve the shutdown.
- If the deadlock persists, a large portion of federal employees are at risk of not receiving their initial paycheck by October 10, which heightens the urgency for Congress to reach a resolution.
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Trump floats plan to deny back pay to furloughed federal workers after shutdown • Daily Montanan
A sign advising that the Capitol Visitors Center in the U.S. Capitol is closed, in Washington, D.C., is pictured on Oct. 1, 2025. (Photo by Jennifer Shutt/States Newsroom)This report has been updated. WASHINGTON — The Trump administration may try to interpret a law enacted during his first term in office differently than it did following the last government shutdown, potentially denying back pay to hundreds of thousands of furloughed federal wor…
Republican Leaders Say Federal Workers Should Get Back Pay After Shutdown
Congress’ Republican leaders said Tuesday they want federal workers to receive back pay when the government reopens despite a memo from the White House suggesting furloughed workers may not be entitled to it.A draft White House memo says workers aren’t guaranteed compensation for the time they must work without pay during the government shutdown, despite a law that is largely interpreted to entitle those workers to that compensation, Axios first…
Mike Johnson warns furloughed government employees may never get backpay
The House Speaker appeared to be alluding to a story published Tuesday by Axios that said The White House is weighing a legal interpretation that could deny back pay to hundreds of thousands of furloughed federal employees.
Furloughed federal workers in shutdown aren’t owed back pay, Trump White House says
‘The livelihoods of the patriotic Americans serving their country in the federal government are not bargaining chips in a political game,’ the American Federation of Government Employees national president said.
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