President Donald Trump suggested some federal workers who have been furloughed during the government shutdown will not receive back pay. The remark came hours after the circulation of a draft White ...

As a business owner, you’re responsible for ensuring every employee is paid correctly and on time. However, payroll discrepancies or mistakes can happen, often as a result of errors in calculating an ...

During a government shutdown, both furloughed employees and those deemed 'excepted' are entitled to retroactive pay. This is mandated by the Government Employee Fair Treatment Act of 2019, which ...

Union leaders and Democratic lawmakers say the move would run afoul of a law adopted under President Trump’s first term. By Tony Romm Reporting from Washington Hundreds of thousands of furloughed ...

The nonprofit World Central Kitchen, shown here in Washington, D.C., on Oct. 27, distributed free meals prepared by local restaurants to federal employees affected by the government shutdown. With the ...

The Quiet Windfall Hiding in Public Sector Pensions A retired teacher in Ohio spent 28 years in a classroom and summers waiting tables. For decades, she was told her Social Security check would be ...