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fromLos Angeles Times
3 weeks ago

Here's what the government shutdown means for wildfires, weather and disaster response

The U.S. government shutdown furloughs thousands of federal employees, disrupting wildfire, weather and disaster-response operations and closing many Forest Service sites.
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fromBoston.com
3 weeks ago

7 questions about the government shutdown - answered

A federal government shutdown began after Democrats blocked a short-term funding measure seeking health-care reversals and extensions, prompting widespread furloughs while essential services continue.
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fromAxios
2 weeks ago

Congress erupts over "lawless" Trump threat not to pay back furloughed federal workers

"The law is simply not on the side of Trump's threats to withhold pay from federal employees that he somehow disfavors," Rep. Jamie Raskin (D-Md.) told Axios in a phone interview. Driving the news: The memo points to amended language in the "Government Employee Fair Treatment Act" of 2019, or GEFTA, that says compensation for furloughed employees is "subject to the enactment of appropriations Acts ending the lapse."
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fromwww.mediaite.com
2 weeks ago

White House Memo Claims Furloughed Workers Aren't Owed Back Pay: Axios

The White House asserts furloughed federal workers during the shutdown are not automatically entitled to back pay based on a reinterpretation of GEFTA.
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