White House memo challenges furloughed worker back pay
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A new White House memo argues back pay is not guaranteed for furloughed federal workers once the government shutdown ends, but critics say that directly contradicts federal law.
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Republican leaders expressed hope that federal workers would receive back pay. Democrats blasted the Trump administration for trying to alter a 2019 law.
A new draft White House memo suggests a 2019 law signed by President Trump that guarantees federal employees get paid after a shutdown ends would not apply to furloughed workers.
The White House is considering not paying federal employees for days they have been furloughed during the shutdown, according to a person familiar with the matter, a move that could run afoul of a law that mandates workers get backpay once the government re-opens.
A draft White House memo suggests that furloughed federal employees need not be paid for time they didn’t work during the government shutdown, an administration official told CNN.
As the federal government's shutdown continues, President Donald Trump on Tuesday suggested some furloughed federal workers won't get back pay when it ends.
Experts say the White House’s new theory that the 2019 Government Employee Fair Treatment Act does not guarantee feds backpay following a shutdown fails...
President Donald Trump’s administration is warning of no guaranteed back pay for federal workers during a shutdown. That would be a reversal of what has been longstanding policy for some 750,000 furloughed employees.
President Trump suggests some furloughed government workers may receive backpay during the shutdown, while others won't. Says administration will 'take care of our people.'
House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries said the Trump administration has no legal basis for refusing back pay to furloughed federal workers, vowing that Democrats will fight to ensure those payments are made.
The news comes according to a memo being circulated by the White House. It would reverse what has been longstanding policy for some 750,000 furloughed employees.
A draft White House memo says furloughed federal workers are not entitled to back pay after the government shutdown lifts, White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt told NBC News.
WASHINGTON >> Hundreds of thousands of furloughed federal workers may not automatically receive back pay once the government reopens, the White House indicated in a draft memo, prompting broad fears that the Trump administration might try to circumvent federal law to maximize the pain of the shutdow…
