OPM's shutdown guidance also added a section stating that performance-based adverse actions against employees are allowed in ...

Rockford Public Schools officials say a strike could cost teachers money as talks stumble over demands for retroactive back ...

Do furloughed employees get back pay? Your legal rights under GEFTA after the federal shutdown of 2026 cover a lot more.

Are you covered? What pay protections during government shutdown guarantee retroactive pay, and are federal, furloughed and ...

The recent government shutdown has concluded, bringing relief to hundreds of thousands of federal employees who are now eagerly awaiting back pay for the wages missed during the furlough period. Under ...

This story has been updated at 4:50 p.m. ET. The Internal Revenue Service on Friday afternoon told employees that "the majority" of outstanding backpay due to furloughed and excepted employees ...

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 ...

Earlier coverage detailed how a tentative firefighters contract finally unlocked those hundreds of millions in back pay after ...

The Trump administration argues that furloughed staff are not guaranteed back pay, spurring disagreement from Democratic lawmakers and federal unions who say the law is on their side. EPA has updated ...