During a government shutdown, both furloughed employees and those deemed 'excepted' are entitled to retroactive pay. This is mandated by the Government Employee Fair Treatment Act of 2019, which ...

The issue of retroactive pay has become a flashpoint in the broader shutdown standoff. Unlike previous closures, when compensation was routinely authorized by Congress, recent legal interpretations ...

A Superior Court judge has ordered the V.I. government to pay a total of $4.7 million to a group of retirees who have been ...

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 ...