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 ...

WASHINGTON – Maryland’s Democratic senators voted Thursday against a Republican proposal that would provide back pay only to certain essential federal workers during the shutdown. The Shutdown ...

Some federal workers who are not being paid during the government shutdown have a nagging fear: They might not receive retroactive pay once the impasse is resolved. Roughly 1.4 million federal ...

As the U.S. government shutdown reaches its 28th day, hundreds of thousands of federal workers remain furloughed, with President Donald Trump threatening to block back pay once the shutdown ends. In ...

The government shutdown is poised to enter its second month on Saturday, meaning agencies across government on Friday once again sent furlough notices to hundreds of thousands of workers. To maintain ...

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 ...

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 ...

As the U.S. government’s 2025 shutdown stretches into its 41st day, and several federal workers await relief, the Senate backed the funding bill to reopen the government on Monday. The stopgap measure ...