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Live updates: Shutdown furor grows over White House messaging; Federal workers await news on layoffs

The furor around the government shutdown has grown after two watchdog groups filed a complaint about the Trump administration’s messaging blaming Democrats for the funding lapse. The filing ... Read More

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

A draft White House memo argues that federal workers furloughed during the current shutdown are not automatically entitled to back pay in a move seemingly designed to intensify pressure on Senate ... Read More

Black workers bear the brunt of a stagnant U.S. job market

Despite rising unemployment, Black Minnesotans have stayed in the labor market. Their labor force participation rate — the measure of people either employed or looking for work — is down from last ... Read More

Furloughed federal workers not entitled to back pay, White House memo says

Furloughed federal workers aren’t guaranteed to receive back pay for time off work during the government shutdown, a White House memo contends. The memo, first reported by Axios, adds even more ... Read More

White House looks for a loophole in the law that ensures federal workers get paid after a shutdown

WASHINGTON — A draft White House memo argues that furloughed federal workers are not entitled to back pay after the government shutdown lifts, White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt told NBC ... Read More

White House memo argues furloughed workers not guaranteed back pay

A draft memo from the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) is raising the possibility that furloughed federal workers may not be entitled to back pay from their time off during the government ... Read More

White House raises shutdown pressure game, threatening no back pay for furloughed workers

The White House is wielding the new threat of no back pay for furloughed workers as a tactic to pressure Democrats to end the weeklong government shutdown. The previous shutdown ended with legislation ... Read More

Government Shutdown Day 15: White House Warns More Than 10,000 Jobs Could Be Cut As Court Pauses Firings

The White House could permanently cut more than 10,000 federal workers amid the government shutdown, budget director Russ Vought said Wednesday, just before a federal judge paused the layoffs of ... Read More