On January 20, 2018 11:32:49 AM EST, jim bell <jdb10...@yahoo.com> wrote: > > >On Saturday, January 20, 2018, 7:36:20 AM PST, Georgi Guninski ><gunin...@guninski.com> wrote: >"http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2018/01/19/democratic-leader-meets-donald-trump-crisis-talks-us-federal/ >the US government has started to shut down" > > > >One problem with this is that after these shutdowns end, Congress >(almost?) always passes a bill to pay all the Federal workers the >salaries that they would have earned (but did not earn!) during that >shutdown. This means that they are essentially being given an >unscheduled but paid vacation. Ever wonder why they don't complain a >lot? > Jim Bell
I think they have to make up the hours, unless it was someone that didn't actually get a vacation... Certain emergency staff, military, etc. Maybe that's just contract workers though - actual federal employees could be just as you say.
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