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  • Trump ponders denying back pay to furloughed government employees

    Oct 15, 2025 1:30 pm by ABC NewsIllinois in the News
    Trump speaks during a roundtable about Antifa in the State Dining Room of the White House, Oct. 8, 2025. Jim Watson/AFP via Getty Images

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    • Trump speaks during a roundtable about Antifa in the State Dining Room of the White House, Oct. 8, 2025. Jim Watson/AFP via Getty Images

    ABC News (Oct. 10) The Government Employee Fair Treatment Act guarantees back pay for employees furloughed or required to work without pay during a shutdown. 'That law clearly applies to this situation,' says labor expert Michael LeRoy.