House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, D-N.Y., vowed Tuesday that Democrats will fight to secure back pay for furloughed federal workers, arguing that the Trump administration has no legal grounds to withhold their compensation.Axios reported earlier Tuesday that a White House memo said furloughed federal workers weren’t guaranteed compensation during the shutdown.
Additionally, Government Executive reported Tuesday that the Office of Management and Budget quietly updated its shutdown guidance Friday, removing references to a 2019 law that guarantees federal employees receive back pay once a lapse in government funding ends.
“The law is clear: Every single furloughed federal employee is entitled to back pay. Period. Full stop,” Jeffries told reporters, The Hill reported. “The law is clear, and we will make sure that that law is followed.”
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