As time goes on

Also...

The IRS has announced that employees will open tax season on time—and issue tax refunds—despite a government shutdown. But don’t plan on spending those tax refund dollars just yet: The National Treasury Employees Union (NTEU) filed a lawsuit alleging the administration is violating the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) by requiring federal employees to work without pay during the partial government shutdown.

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The complaint, which was filed in the United States of Federal Claims, is a collective action lawsuit brought by Albert Vieira on behalf of himself and all similarly situated individuals. Vieira is a Customs and Border Protection (CBP) Officer.

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The number of employees heading back to work without pay is about to grow. The IRS will recall a “significant portion of its workforce, currently furloughed as part of the government shutdown, to work.” Those employees will not be paid until the shutdown is resolved.

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[The largest federal employee] labor union, the American Federation of Government Employees (AFGE), has also filed suit over unpaid wages.

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Currently, about 380,000 federal employees are furloughed, while 420,000 are working without pay due to the shutdown.

  Forbes

...but hey, do what you want...you will anyway.

UPDATE:

They were calling in sick.  Now...



UPDATE: