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

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

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

(CNN) – As the holidays approach, tens of thousands of transportation security administration workers are feeling some relief. A TSA spokesperson said about 90% of the workers have received back pay ...