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Restrictions on outside employment for federal employees during a furlough.
No — a is not the same as a paid vacation: it is a temporary, unpaid suspension of duty in many cases, with distinct rules about pay, leave, benefits and outside work that differentiate it sharply fro...
Yes — who are furloughed (prohibited from working during a lapse in appropriations) do not receive paychecks while the shutdown is underway, but by law and long-standing practice most are paid retroac...
A supervisor who orders a to perform their regular duties during a shutdown risks triggering statutory pay obligations under the and related federal guidance that generally prohibits furloughed employ...