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The memo argued that an amendment added shortly after the original law was passed does not automatically guarantee back pay to all federal workers.
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Maia Pandey, jsonline.com, 4 Nov. 2025
Yes, essential workers who continue their duties during funding lapses typically receive back pay once the government reopens.
—Zach Wichter, USA Today, 2 Nov. 2025
While the Constitution demands that members of Congress never go without pay and federal law mandates that federal employees are eventually reimbursed with back pay, the same is not true for workers contracted by the federal government.
—Tiana Lowe Doescher, The Washington Examiner, 31 Oct. 2025
By law, federal employees are guaranteed back pay once a government shutdown ends, but the bill was intended to provide pay for those working in the interim.
—Chantelle Lee, Time, 27 Oct. 2025
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Maia Pandey, jsonline.com, 4 Nov. 2025
Yes, essential workers who continue their duties during funding lapses typically receive back pay once the government reopens.
—Zach Wichter, USA Today, 2 Nov. 2025
While the Constitution demands that members of Congress never go without pay and federal law mandates that federal employees are eventually reimbursed with back pay, the same is not true for workers contracted by the federal government.
—Tiana Lowe Doescher, The Washington Examiner, 31 Oct. 2025
By law, federal employees are guaranteed back pay once a government shutdown ends, but the bill was intended to provide pay for those working in the interim.
—Chantelle Lee, Time, 27 Oct. 2025
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“Back pay.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/back%20pay. Accessed 9 Nov. 2025.
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