Furloughed federal workers are entitled to back pay by law, but contractors are not. Here's who gets paid and who doesn't.

A new draft White House memo suggests a 2019 law signed by President Trump that guarantees that federal employees get paid after a shutdown ends would not apply to furloughed workers.

An IRS employee told Federal News Network that earlier guidance emailed to employees on Wednesday was automatically deleted ...

Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) said Tuesday that federal workers furloughed during the shutdown should receive back pay, but he also raised the prospect that those payments might not be forthcoming.

A White House draft memo reveals a possible loophole in back pay for furloughed federal workers. What to expect from former FBI Director James Comey's arraignment. And, former Republican governors ...

President Trump on Tuesday suggested he would select some furloughed federal workers to receive back pay while denying it for ...

The IRS walked back previous guidance indicating furloughed employees would receive back pay during the government shutdown Thursday, writing that an agency under the president would provide ...