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FILE - The emblem of the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission is shown on a podium in Vail, Colo., Tuesday, Feb. 16, 2016, in Denver. A woman who was fired after asking to bring an oxygen tank to work to help her breathe will get $25,000 in a federal settlement. TriMark Foodcraft also agreed to train its staff on what qualifies as reasonable accommodations under the Americans with Disabilities Act under a two-year consent decree with the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, the agency said. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski)

House lawmakers push for EEOC to defend furlough threat

The EEOC disputes House Republicans’ claims that the budget problems were avoidable or they didn’t do enough to address their current funding situation.

Agency Oversight

EEOC will not have to furlough employees

Workforce

Budget shortfalls forcing EEOC to prepare for 1-day furlough

Hiring/Retention

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Furlough warning from Federal Labor Relations Authority chairman

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How to make furlough a personally fulfilling time

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Graphic By Derace Lauderdale

Data Dive

Here’s how many feds would stay on the job – both with and without pay – during an upcoming shutdown

Government Shutdown

A government shutdown Q&A for federal employees

Government Shutdown

Updated 9/27: Resources to help you better understand a government shutdown

Government Shutdown

Updated: Biden signs stopgap highway spending bill bringing 3,700 Transportation Dept. employees back to work

Workforce

Trump signs continuing resolution, averting government shutdown

Government Shutdown

FILE - In this April 12, 2019, file photo, morning clouds cover Capitol Hill in Washington, as Congress leaves for a two week recess. Philanthropy is stepping in to fund U.S. elections during the coronavirus pandemic. This comes after Congress has failed to approve additional funding to help election officials adjust to an expected avalanche of mail ballots and need to sanitize polling places. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)

House Democrats unveil shutdown-averting continuing resolution through Dec. 11

Government Shutdown

USCIS cancels impending employee furloughs days ahead of deadline

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services has averted impending employee furloughs for now, but the agency warned it would make “unprecedented spending…

Workforce

FILE - In this Aug. 16, 2019, file photo a citizen candidate holds an American flag and the words to The Star-Spangled Banner before the start of a naturalization ceremony at the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services Miami field office in Miami. U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services officers can now create fictitious social media accounts to monitor information on foreigners seeking visas, green cards and citizenship.(AP Photo/Wilfredo Lee)

With improved financial outlook, USCIS buys more time to avoid employee furloughs

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services told employees it would delay the possibility of furloughs until the end of August. Employees will receive another…

Workforce

Different stimulus bills from the House and Senate to come

Congress

The Senate will craft a stimulus bill very different from that of the House, and U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services could get bailout help from Congress this week.