Submitted 5 months ago by BrikoX@lemmy.zip to globalnews@lemmy.zip
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/oct/07/government-shutdown-federal-workers-pay
OMB argues an amendment to a 2019 act would not guarantee furloughed workers post-shutdown pay
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Forced labor without pay… Sounds like slavery to me.
They’ll take it if you’re offering…
USA and wage theft, name me a more iconic duo
Easy, land theft
also people theft.
“The legislation that ends the current lapse in appropriations must include express language appropriating funds for back pay for furloughed employees, or such payments cannot be made,”
Hope you’re listening, Dems. You better not fucking cave again without getting this in addition to everything else you asked for.
OMB is arguing that the law doing exactly and explicitly that, won’t guarantee back pay. A law Signed in 2019, by Trump himself Vought is a lying piece of shit
yakko@feddit.uk 5 months ago
My wife used to work for the government, and shutdowns meant she had to keep working for no pay. She was furious even though back pay was pretty much assured. The fact that they’re contemplating not doing so is going to put a huge strain on some people.