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 ...

After the record-breaking 43-day government shutdown finally came to an end, attention quickly shifted to one question: when would federal workers get paid again? As thousands of families recover from ...

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 ...