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I found out yesterday that it is now the law that federal employees are guaranteed back pay after a shutdown, thanks to the Government Employee Fair Treatment A
by bkettle 1y ago
I found out yesterday that it is now the law that federal employees are guaranteed back pay after a shutdown, thanks to the Government Employee Fair Treatment Act of 2019 passed after the 2019 shutdown.
https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/senate-bill/24 https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/senate-bill/24
- Terr_ 1y agoI was honestly quite surprised to see such a bipartisan vote in the house. [0] (Senate was a voice-vote, so no details available there.) Then again, a lot has changed over that... ~6.5 years. [0] https://clerk.house.gov/Votes/201928 https://clerk.house.gov/Votes/201928