The 2025 federal government shutdown has already created widespread uncertainty for civil servants and military personnel alike, but a newly theorized scenario could make the situation even more precarious: using the shutdown as justification to ignore statutory RIF (Reduction in Force) notice periods. Typically, federal employees facing a RIF are entitled to 60 daysâ advanceContinue reading “RIF Notices and Shutdowns: How the Trump Administration Could Exploit Shutdowns to Bypass Federal Employee Protections”
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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”