Right now, as we speak, thousands of federal workers are being asked to go to work every day without pay. They are showing up, doing the same work they were hired and trained to do, fulfilling the duties that keep the country running, all while being told they will not be compensated for their labor.Continue reading “Furloughed and Forced to Work: Why Unpaid Federal Workers Are Facing Modern-Day Slavery”
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When the Law Might Not Be Enough: How the 2025 Government Shutdown Could Threaten Federal Workersâ Back Pay
The 2025 federal government shutdown has placed hundreds of thousands of federal employees in an incredibly precarious situation. While the Government Employee Fair Treatment Act (GEFTA) was enacted in 2019 to ensure that workers furloughed or required to work without pay would receive retroactive compensation once a shutdown concludes, the political and legal landscape ofContinue reading “When the Law Might Not Be Enough: How the 2025 Government Shutdown Could Threaten Federal Workersâ Back Pay”