The government is days away from a Nov. 18 shutdown, which could force Transportation Security Administration (TSA) employees and federal air traffic controllers to work without pay just as the busy Thanksgiving travel season begins.

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    1 year ago

    If they are forced to work then they must be paid, but payment is delayed until after the shutdown ends.

    They could stay home instead, in which case they’ll probably be fired and obviously won’t get back pay.

    As of 2019, furloughed employees (those not allowed to work during a shutdown, like park rangers) also must be paid after the shutdown, as if they had shown up to work.