Furloughed federal employees aren’t allowed to work and don’t get paid while the government is shut down, but they’re required to receive back pay once it ends, thanks to a 2019 law, according to the Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget (CRFB).

Government employees swept up in President Trump’s purge meet for happy hour and gather virtually as they navigate the stress of losing their careers and confront a tough job market. By Eileen Sullivan Eileen Sullivan covers changes to the federal work ...

The suit asks a federal judge to stop the "cynical use of federal employees as a pawn in Congressional deliberations."