A White House memo suggests not all federal workers on furlough are entitled to receive back pay once the government reopens. The Government Employee Fair Treatment Act of 2019 requires back pay for ...

When the government shuts down, many federal workers go without paychecks, whether they are deemed essential and required to show up for work or whether they're furloughed for the duration of the ...

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 Trump on Tuesday suggested he would select some furloughed federal workers to receive back pay while denying it for others, despite a legal requirement that all employees sent home during ...

Now that the country’s longest government shutdown has ended, when can we expect many aspects of our lives to return to normal? Here’s what we learned about when federal workers can expect back pay, ...

WASHINGTON – President Donald Trump continued to up the stakes in his battle with congressional Democrats over the ongoing shutdown, saying some furloughed federal workers “don’t deserve” back pay ...