Do furloughed employees get back pay? Your legal rights under GEFTA after the federal shutdown of 2026 cover a lot more.

Are you covered? What pay protections during government shutdown guarantee retroactive pay, and are federal, furloughed and contractors covered?

Federal workers have been ordered to return to work after the end of the government shutdown as they await back pay. While an estimated 750,000 workers were furloughed during the shutdown, some others ...

October 7, 2025 (Washington, D.C.) – Congressman Don Beyer (D-VA), who represents a Northern Virginia district with one of the largest concentrations of federal employees and contractors in the U.S.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A member of the U.S. Park Service puts up a closed sign at the Washington Monument on October 01, 2025 in Washington, DC. - Kevin ...

Some federal workers who are not being paid during the government shutdown have a nagging fear: They might not receive retroactive pay once the impasse is resolved. Roughly 1.4 million federal ...

The Senate passed a bill to end the longest government shutdown in U.S. history on Monday, Nov. 11, so federal employees may be wondering when they'll finally be paid. This compromise has put an end ...

The longest government shutdown in U.S. history, lasting 43 days, has finally come to an end. While the government now has funding through Jan. 30, America is still facing the repercussions. Many ...

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 ...

Federal employees should expect a smaller paycheck on Friday, Oct. 10, the first payday since the partial government shutdown began on Oct. 1. Although federal workers do not get paid during a ...

Earlier coverage detailed how a tentative firefighters contract finally unlocked those hundreds of millions in back pay after ...