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Here is what to know about federal workers possibly not receiving back pay.
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Fernando Cervantes Jr, USA Today, 28 Oct. 2025
By law, federal employees are guaranteed back pay once a government shutdown ends, but the bill was intended to provide pay for those working in the interim.
—Chantelle Lee, Time, 27 Oct. 2025
Federal employees are entitled to back pay under a 2019 law, but agencies have been instructed to consider workforce reductions for unfunded programs that fall outside presidential priorities.
—Amanda Castro, MSNBC Newsweek, 22 Oct. 2025
Government contractors are typically furloughed, but unlike many other federal workers, they are not guaranteed—and in many cases, not paid—back pay.
—Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune, 22 Oct. 2025
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Fernando Cervantes Jr, USA Today, 28 Oct. 2025
By law, federal employees are guaranteed back pay once a government shutdown ends, but the bill was intended to provide pay for those working in the interim.
—Chantelle Lee, Time, 27 Oct. 2025
Federal employees are entitled to back pay under a 2019 law, but agencies have been instructed to consider workforce reductions for unfunded programs that fall outside presidential priorities.
—Amanda Castro, MSNBC Newsweek, 22 Oct. 2025
Government contractors are typically furloughed, but unlike many other federal workers, they are not guaranteed—and in many cases, not paid—back pay.
—Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune, 22 Oct. 2025
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“Back pay.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/back%20pay. Accessed 29 Oct. 2025.
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