During a federal government shutdown, the question of back pay becomes a pressing concern for many. The key distinction lies in whether you are a federal employee or a federal contractor. Federal ...

The longest government shutdown in U.S. history, lasting 43 days, has finally come to an end. While the government now has funding through Jan. 30, America is still facing the repercussions. Many ...

Social Security back pay comes with special protections, but unpaid debt can still create risks in some situations.

Federal workers who were furloughed during the 43-day-long U.S. government shutdown could begin seeing back pay arrive in their bank accounts in the coming days. "There really has been an aggressive ...

Pressed on whether he personally supported current law guaranteeing the pay, Johnson said he and Trump both did. “I hope that furloughed workers receive back pay, of course. We have some extraordinary ...

Furloughed government workers began returning to work on Thursday, but for many, especially those who will not receive pay for the work missed, there may be no return to normal. In 2018, it took ...

As the government shutdown hits the one-week mark with no end in sight, President Trump issued a new threat, saying that furloughed federal workers may not be reimbursed with back pay once the ...

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 ...