Furloughed Federal Workers Face Uncertainty Over Back Pay Amid Political Tensions
TL;DR
The IRS has retracted its previous assurance that furloughed federal employees would receive guaranteed back pay after a government shutdown, deferring to the OMB which suggests that Congress must explicitly approve back pay in legislation, leading to confusion and bipartisan pushback.
Topics:top-newsgovernment#back-pay#furloughed-employees#government#government-shutdown#irs#office-of-management-and-budget
- IRS backtracks on back pay guarantee for furloughed employees Federal News Network
- Shutdown starts to hit federal workers’ paychecks CNN
- Scoop: White House memo says furloughed federal workers aren't entitled to backpay Axios
- Trump just threatened to deny furloughed feds' backpay. That's illegal. MSNBC News
- Thune: Trump's threats to withhold back pay for government workers is a 'non-issue' ABC News - Breaking News, Latest News and Videos
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