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FILE - In this May 6, 2020, file photo, a sign stands outside the Department of Labor's headquarters in Washington. A government watchdog has found that the Labor Department’s widely watched weekly unemployment benefits data are providing an inaccurate reading on the number of newly laid off workers because of flaws in the government’s data collection. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky, File)

The Labor Department adds muscle to its wage and hour enforcement work

If you like going after companies that cheat their employees on wages, this might be the job for you. The Labor Department wants to hire one hundred investigators…

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Long lasting complications from the 2013, 2018 government shutdowns

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Security fencing and video surveillance equipment has been installed around the Capitol in Washington, Thursday, Sept. 16, 2021, ahead of a planned Sept. 18 rally by far-right supporters of former President Donald Trump who are demanding the release of rioters arrested in connection with the 6 January insurrection. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Government shutdown talk is back, again. Have we learned anything from the last ones?

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OPM proposes new limits on back pay for federal employees, unions

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OPM looks to change when it owes back-pay from personnel disputes

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The air traffic control tower at LaGuardia Airport is seen, Friday, Jan. 25, 2019, in New York. The Federal Aviation Administration reported delays in air travel Friday because of a

Shutdowns: 2020 style

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Prepping for poverty, maybe throw in a recession too?

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FILE - In this Dec. 21, 2015 photo provided by NASA, Expedition 46 Commander Scott Kelly participates in a spacewalk outside the International Space Station in which he and Flight Engineer Tim Kopra, not pictured, moved the station's mobile transporter rail car ahead of the docking of a Russian cargo supply spacecraft. In his new autobiography, the retired astronaut writes about his U.S. record-breaking year in space and the challenging life events that got him there. (NASA via AP)

Back pay for low-wage federal contractors clears House

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Trump admin. not on board with contractor back pay for government shutdown

The Trump administration said back pay for contractors affected by the shutdown will be too costly and increase the risk of fraud, waste, and improper…

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FILE - In this June 19, 2015 file photo, Department of Transportation Federal Aviation Administration building is seen in Washington. The FAA would be required to set new minimum requirements for seats on airplanes under legislation to be considered in the House this week. The regulation of seat width and legroom is part of a five-year extension of federal aviation programs agreed to early Saturday, Sept. 22, 2018, by Republican and Democratic leaders of the House and Senate committees that oversee the nation's air travel. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik, File)

Is your agency as good as when you first started?

Did the recent shutdown do at least one constructive thing: Spotlight the lack of federal workers?

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Senate’s 2020 budget resolution passes without contractor back pay for future shutdowns

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The Senate Budget Committee passed a 2020 budget resolution last week, but left out several proposals designed to protect the federal workforce.

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The Labor Department adds muscle to its wage and hour enforcement work

Long lasting complications from the 2013, 2018 government shutdowns

Government shutdown talk is back, again. Have we learned anything from the last ones?

OPM proposes new limits on back pay for federal employees, unions

OPM looks to change when it owes back-pay from personnel disputes

Shutdowns: 2020 style

Prepping for poverty, maybe throw in a recession too?

Should astronauts be furloughed, too?

Shutdown’s permanent collateral damage

3 government shutdowns have cost agencies 57,000 productive years

Back pay for low-wage federal contractors clears House

Trump admin. not on board with contractor back pay for government shutdown

Is your agency as good as when you first started?

Senate’s 2020 budget resolution passes without contractor back pay for future shutdowns