Judge halts Trump's planned layoffs of federal workers during government shutdown, calling them unlawful

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4. Under the Government Employee Fair Treatment Act, or GEFTA...

... they are supposed to get back pay when the shutdown ends.

My guess is that most would prefer to received full compensation (even if delayed), not the percentage they would receive in unemployment compensation.

Unfortunately, as usual, the 47 regime is determined to screw people over with a "re-interpretation" of GEFTA and claims that back pay will only be paid if explicitly included in the budget passed that ends the shutdown.

https://federalnewsnetwork.com/government-shutdown/2025/10/the-law-is-the-law-white-house-memo-on-pay-for-furloughed-employees-called-into-question/