Find out the circumstances under which employers owe employees retro pay, how it differs from back pay, the tax implications ...

During a government shutdown, both furloughed employees and those deemed 'excepted' are entitled to retroactive pay. This is mandated by the Government Employee Fair Treatment Act of 2019, which ...

The nonprofit World Central Kitchen, shown here in Washington, D.C., on Oct. 27, distributed free meals prepared by local restaurants to federal employees affected by the government shutdown. With the ...

A draft memo from White House budget office counsel arguing there’s no obligation to pay furloughed workers after a government shutdown may have some legal merit in at least one procedural aspect, ...

With new federal rules about to shorten the window for retroactive Medicaid payments, lawmakers are reimagining ways to fast-track approval and provide more coverage for nursing homes exposed to ...

Public defenders in Hawaiʻi were granted a 20% pay increase last summer, but many attorneys say their bank accounts have yet ...