White House May Try to Deny Back Pay to Furloughed Federal Workers

The New York Times ^ | Oct. 7, 2025Updated 12:52 p.m. ET | Tony Romm

[lastchance]

If the workers are legally owed the money then they should be paid.

[JBW1949]

Notice how the New York Slimes use the word “MAY” in the title???

[E. Pluribus Unum]

If the workers are legally owed the money then they should be paid.

Furloughed workers not guaranteed back pay after shutdown, OMB claims

[sauropod]

I agree. This would be a huge blunder, not only for that Administration but also for the Stupid Party.

Who thought this one up?

[JBW1949]

The words “may, might, could, maybe, appears, possibly” are used in almost every Slimes article against Trump or conservatives...

[MtnClimber]

Were they working? If they were I did not notice.

[Kleon]

Why would they get paid?

[TangoLimaSierra]

Notice how the New York Slimes use the word “MAY” in the title???

Did they leave out the "unnamed source"?

[Political Junkie Too]

Notice how they said "maximize the pain of the shutdown?" <> Somebody is still feeling the sting from when Obama closed all the parks and memorials, and actually barracaded the WW2 Memorial to prevent veterans who were arriving on Honor Flights to see the memorial that was built for them.

The NYT is trying to set up a "both sides" equivalence here.

-PJ

[SunkenCiv]

TDS BS and DNC shillin' from the New York Slimes.

[lastchance]

They were on furlough because of the shutdown. They were kept from working, it was not their choice.

[lastchance]

OMB can claim that all they want. If they are weasling to avoid prior precedent and policy set by Trump previously that is wrong.

Rank and file workers should not be financial cannon fodder in Trump’s fight with Democratic congress critters.

[VideoDoctor]

This is a NEW YORK SLIMES BULL$HIT news story designed to just stir up trouble!

[ConservativeMind]

I don’t see the problem here.

Plenty of agencies are actually closed, now. I went to some websites and they tell you that.

If I don’t report to work, why should I get paid?

[lastchance]

Thanks. This is not a good move by Trump. The Democrats who caused the shutdown will not suffer financially because of the shutdown. These workers have and will experience setbacks that they probably can ill afford. That is wrong and unfair.

[ConservativeMind]

If they didn’t work, why should they be paid?

[ConservativeMind]

This is a great way to get people to leave government.

If employees show up at a restaurant and it is closed that day, they don’t get paid, either.

[quantim]

Remember what President Trump said, they could close down entire agencies in a shutdown. It’s a nice way to make these gummit leaches quit with some perks in a package separation instead of getting fired and receive nothing.

[mewzilla]

The republic comes first.

If they want back pay and need to show up to get it, get their butts into work.

If the law states that they are entitled to back pay regardless, then they should get it.

If the law doesn’t state that then taxpayers should not be used as cash cows.

The public does NOT exist to serve our public sector.

Lives, fortunes, and sacred honor time, public employees.

Pick a side: Our republic or Deep State.

Choose wisely.