partial government shutdown
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Absent specific guidance on the matter, federal employees walk a tricky line in accepting furlough donations and complying with existing ethics rules.
January 08, 2019 -
The National Treasury Employees Union said excepted federal employees who have been working without pay during the partial government shutdown should be paid full wages, including overtime, and other damages.
January 08, 2019 -
Anyone who has had a career that switches from government to industry, or vice versa, has probably lived through more than one lapse in funding.
January 08, 2019 -
New legislation from several senators would grant back pay to low-wage federal contractors during the partial government shutdown.
January 07, 2019 -
In today's Federal Newscast, an alliance of 30 federal employee organizations are urging the president to end the partial government shutdown.
January 04, 2019 -
Members in the House and Senate have reintroduced legislation that would guarantee back pay for excepted and furloughed federal employees during this and any government shutdown. The Senate version clarifies employees would receive pay as soon as agencies reopen, regardless of payroll schedules.
January 03, 2019 -
The partial government shutdown has ceased nearly all operations at the Merit Systems Protection Board.
January 03, 2019 -
The Office of Personnel Management has updated information for furloughed federal employees who want to file for unemployment benefits during this partial government shutdown.
January 02, 2019 -
The partial government shutdown is costing federal civilian contractors millions of dollars per day. Are they paying their employees?
January 02, 2019 -
In what was designed to be standard form to help federal employees prove the impact of the partial government shutdown on their pay, the Office of Personnel Management suggested furloughed workers trade their services for lower rent payments.
December 28, 2018 -
The Environmental Protection Agency had enough carryover funds to continue operations through Friday, Dec. 28. With no appropriations deal in sight, the agency is preparing for shutdown. The Smithsonian is preparing to close museums and the National Zoo after the new year without further appropriations.
December 28, 2018 -
The U.S. Coast Guard said its military members won't receive their regularly scheduled paychecks at the end of the month unless Congress passes appropriations or a continuing resolution by Dec. 28.
December 27, 2018 -
With furlough exceptions focused on protection of life and property, "partial" government shutdown paints a picture of two governments.
December 27, 2018 -
The Office of Management and Budget has made a partial government shutdown official. Agencies have been instructed to execute plans to "begin an orderly shutdown."
December 21, 2018