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Trump administration refusing unemployment to furloughed workers

lwf said:
From the way I read the article, that is what the administration is preventing. If they haven't technically lost hours (as would be the case for those working without pay) the administration is arguing they are not entitled to unemployment.
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Furloughed workers are not working at all. It means they are still "employed" by the government, but sent home without work until the shutdown is over. They are the non-essential workers. So Trump is saying although they are not working or getting paid they can not get unemployment. It could be because they will receive back pay once the shutdown is over for the period they were not working.
 
Mycroft said:
The law that the Dept. of Labor must abide by.
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I think t has nothing to do with the law, because you can be working and still get unemployment. I know, when i had to reduce hours for workers in the past, they were able to "make up" the pay with unemployment. I think though that Congress passed and the president signed a bill that would give everyone back pay. If that is so, then they would not be able to collect unemployment as it would mean getting paid twice for the same period.
 
independentusa said:
Furloughed workers are not working at all. It means they are still "employed" by the government, but sent home without work until the shutdown is over. They are the non-essential workers. So Trump is saying although they are not working or getting paid they can not get unemployment. It could be because they will receive back pay once the shutdown is over for the period they were not working.
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No, they won't. Furlough, by definition, is a layoff. The only people who can expect back pay are the ones who are being forced to work without pay right now. If you were furloughed, it was so that they didn't have to pay you for being there, and they also don't have to backpay you for not being there.
 
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