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 administration threatens no back pay for federal workers in shutdown
By LISA MASCARO, AP Congressional Corespondent WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump’s administration is warning Tuesday of no guaranteed back pay for federal workers during a government shutdown, reversing what has been longstanding policy for some 750,000 furloughed employees, according to a memo being circulated by the White House. Related Articles AI will soon have a say in approving or denying Medicare treatments …
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JUST IN: Trump administration threatens no back pay for federal workers in shutdown
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump's administration is warning Tuesday of no guaranteed back pay for federal workers during a government shutdown, reversing what has been longstanding policy for some 750,000 furloughed employees, according to a memo being circulated by the White House. Trump signed legislation into law after the longest government shutdown in 2019 that ensures federal workers receive
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Speaker Johnson wants furloughed feds to receive back pay, but suggests they might not
Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) said Tuesday that federal workers furloughed during the shutdown should receive back pay, but he also raised the prospect that those payments might not be forthcoming. “I hope that the furloughed workers receive back pay, of course,” Johnson told reporters in the Capitol. “We have some extraordinary Americans who serve the federal government — they serve valiantly and they work hard and they serve in these various ag…
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