White House Questions Back Pay Rights for Furloughed Federal Workers
TL;DR
The Office of Management and Budget (OMB) quietly removed references to a 2019 law guaranteeing backpay for furloughed federal workers from its shutdown guidance document, amid reports that the White House is developing guidance suggesting furloughed workers may not be entitled to backpay, despite the law's clear language. This change comes during a government shutdown affecting over 620,000 federal employees.
- OMB deletes reference to law guaranteeing backpay to furloughed feds from shutdown guidance Government Executive
- Scoop: White House memo says furloughed federal workers aren't entitled to back pay Axios
- White House questions back pay for furloughed workers amid government shutdown CNN
- White House looks for a loophole in the law ensuring federal workers get paid after a shutdown NBC News
- White House Threatens to Not Pay Workers Furloughed by Shutdown Bloomberg.com
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