IRS walks back guidance promising back pay for furloughed workers
Source: The Hill
BUSINESS
IRS walks back guidance promising back pay for furloughed workers
BY SURINA VENKAT - 10/10/25 10:53 AM ET
The IRS walked back previous guidance indicating furloughed employees would receive back pay during the government shutdown Thursday, writing that an agency under the president would provide further information.
“An earlier memo circulated on furlough guidance incorrectly stated the nature of the Government Employee Fair Treatment Act of 2019 as it relates to compensation for non-pay and non-duty status,” the IRS wrote Thursday on the social platform X.
The message then referred to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB), an agency under the White House. “OMB will provide further guidance on this issue, you will be updated accordingly,” the IRS wrote. … The IRS and OMB did not respond to a request for comment.
The Thursday message — which Federal News Network reported also circulated as a notice to employees — follows an OMB draft memo that indicates federal workers may not be entitled to backpay during their forced time off due to the government shutdown.
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