White House Hints At No Pay For Furloughed Workers

Keith’s note: According to “Administration hints furloughed workers may not be paid after shutdown” in the Washington Post: “The Trump administration is sending notifications to federal staff suggesting that only those who are working during the government shutdown will be paid when it ends, despite a 2019 law that also guarantees pay to furloughed employees.” You will recall my posting last week “Is NASA Pulling Back On Retroactive Pay?“ – “NASA folks are getting those new 30 day furlough notices. There is a significant difference in language from round 1 and round 2. The first round letter says you “WILL be receiving retroactive pay… ” In the second letter it says “IF you receive retroactive pay”. “Will” and “If” are not the same thing. In other words there is some doubt that everyone will get retroactive pay – right?”