Find out the circumstances under which employers owe employees retro pay, how it differs from back pay, the tax implications ...

With the government shutdown over, an estimated 1.4 million federal workers who missed paychecks are poised to start getting paid again, as well to as to receive back pay. That’s a relief not just for ...

Interestingly enough, it was President Donald Trump who signed a law in 2019 that guaranteed retroactive pay after a shutdown. It has been a longstanding policy that federal furloughed employees will ...

WASHINGTON — Over two weeks into the government shutdown and following President Donald Trump’s warning that furloughed employees may not receive back pay, Iowa Republican U.S. Sen. Joni Ernst said ...

A draft memo from White House budget office counsel arguing there’s no obligation to pay furloughed workers after a government shutdown may have some legal merit in at least one procedural aspect, ...

The Trump administration argues that furloughed staff are not guaranteed back pay, spurring disagreement from Democratic lawmakers and federal unions who say the law is on their side. EPA has updated ...

A new White House memo argues back pay is not guaranteed for furloughed federal workers once the government shutdown ends, but critics say that directly contradicts federal law. A new White House memo ...

This story has been updated at 4:50 p.m. ET. The Internal Revenue Service on Friday afternoon told employees that "the majority" of outstanding backpay due to furloughed and excepted employees ...

METHUEN — Not only are seven retired high-ranking police officers not entitled to retroactive pay, they owe the city a combined $266,263.40, according to a recent filing by city attorneys. The city ...

The nonprofit World Central Kitchen, shown here in Washington, D.C., on Oct. 27, distributed free meals prepared by local restaurants to federal employees affected by the government shutdown. With the ...