"The deal to fund the federal government and end the 43-day government shutdown, the longest on record, includes a provision guaranteeing furloughed workers are made whole for the time during which they weren't allowed to work, after the White House repeatedly insinuated it would break a 2019 law enacted during President Trump's first term requiring all feds be paid upon the restoration of appropriations."
"A senior administration official told Government Executive that federal HR workers are aiming to get the first post-shutdown checks out to employees within the next week. For many agencies, these paychecks will reflect pay furloughed and excepted workers would have earned from Oct. 1 through Nov. 1. General Services Administration and Office of Personnel Management employees can expect to see a paycheck Saturday, while Energy, Health and Human Services, Veterans Affairs and Defense Department civilian workers will be paid Sunday."
"Another tranche of workers must wait until Wednesday, Nov. 19, to see their backpay, though their checks will also include pay for the Nov. 2-Nov. 15 biweekly pay period, effectively making them whole for time during the shutdown and paying them for their work between Thursday and Saturday of this week: the Agriculture, Commerce, Homeland Security, Housing and Urban Development, Justice, Labor and Treasury departments, and the Small Business Administration."
A funding deal ending the 43-day government shutdown guarantees furloughed federal workers will receive backpay for the time they were barred from working. Federal HR teams aim to distribute the first post-shutdown paychecks within the next week, with many payments reflecting earnings from Oct. 1 through Nov. 1. Specific agencies have scheduled pay dates: some receive checks Saturday or Sunday, others Monday, and a final group on Wednesday, Nov. 19. The Wednesday payments will also cover the Nov. 2–Nov. 15 pay period, making those employees whole for the shutdown and current pay period work.
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