Trump Wants To Withhold Back Pay From Non MAGA Federal Employees
He thinks Congress can step in and stop him from doing it.
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ElwoodBlues · M
After tRump attempted to stiff federal workers in 2019, Congress passed the Government Employees Fair Treatment Act, as part of the deal to end the 35-day partial government shutdown during President Trump’s first term to ensure both furloughed and excepted federal workers receive backpay once government funding has been restored.
tRump's OMB recently deleted references to the law on their website, but it's still the law.
https://www.govexec.com/pay-benefits/2025/10/omb-deletes-reference-law-guaranteeing-backpay-furloughed-feds-shutdown-guidance/408645/
tRump's OMB recently deleted references to the law on their website, but it's still the law.
https://www.govexec.com/pay-benefits/2025/10/omb-deletes-reference-law-guaranteeing-backpay-furloughed-feds-shutdown-guidance/408645/