ComfortablyGlum 56 points 3 years ago

"because it's ridiculous that we still get paid while folks like TSA workers are asked to work without a paycheck."

According to the bill, the paycheck of each member of Congress would be temporarily cut "one day's worth of pay" for every day the government is out of operation. If it ultimately passes, members of Congress will receive the full amount that was deducted from their paychecks at the end of the congressional session.

Do "folks like TSA workers" get the full amount that was deducted returned at the end of the confessional session?

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xkforce 17 points 3 years ago

No and they dont get kickbacks or sell stock when they need extra cash

EDIT: ok we can cross no off the list. The politicians worth tens of millions will finally know what its like to be the average federal worker being furloughed. /s

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SkyezOpen 22 points 3 years ago

Woah wait no, essential employees absolutely get backpay after shutdowns.

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halcyoncmdr 11 points 3 years ago

That is not true at all.

The Government Employee Fair Treatment Act of 2019 (G.E.F.T.A.) requires retroactive pay and leave accrual for federal employees affected by the furlough as a result of the 2018–19 federal government shutdown and any future lapses in appropriations.

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ComfortablyGlum 2 points 3 years ago

Thank you. I figured it was an empty gesture.

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expected_crayon 7 points 3 years ago

Typically government employees have been given back pay after shutdowns, but it’s not guaranteed. It has to be included in the spending bill that ends the shutdown.

ETA: as noted below, a law was passed in 2019 guaranteeing back pay for federal employees. Federal contractors are still not guaranteed back pay.

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Chetzemoka 4 points 3 years ago

It's guaranteed now, as of 2019

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