White House suggests some federal workers may not get back pay after shutdown

BBC:

The Trump administration is warning federal workers furloughed in the government shutdown that they may not get back pay once the funding impasse ends, which some lawmakers are decrying as illegal.

A memo prepared by the Office of Management and Budget says a 2019 law signed by President Donald Trump guaranteeing retroactive pay after a shutdown did not apply to employees who have been temporarily asked not to report to work.

On Tuesday, Trump told reporters that back pay “depends on who we’re talking about” and that some workers “don’t deserve to be taken care of”.

About 750,000 employees are currently foregoing their regular pay as the shutdown nears the end of its first week.