SOME SOLACE FOR FURLOUGHED EMPLOYEES
On January 16, 2019, the President signed into law the "Government Employee Fair Treatment Act of 2019," promising back pay for furloughed federal employees. The principal provisions are:
(2) Each employee of the United States Government or of a District of Columbia public employer furloughed as a result of a covered lapse in appropriations shall be paid for the period of the lapse in appropriations, and each excepted employee who is required to perform work during a covered lapse in appropriations shall be paid for such work, at the employee's standard rate of pay, at the earliest date possible after the lapse in appropriations ends, regardless of scheduled pay dates.
(3) During a covered lapse in appropriations, each excepted employee who is required to perform work shall be entitled to use leave under chapter 63 of title 5, or any other applicable law governing the use of leave by the excepted employee, for which compensation shall be paid at the earliest date possible after the lapse in appropriations ends, regardless of scheduled pay dates.
S.24 - Government Employee Fair Treatment Act of 2019 (congress.gov)
Providing some assistance in determining how benefits are to be determined for furloughed employees, some essential employee at MSPB posted a factsheet in January:
FACT SHEET: Pay and Benefits Information for Employees Affected by the Lapse in Appropriations (mspb.gov)
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