Furloughed federal workers are entitled to back pay by law, but contractors are not. Here's who gets paid and who doesn't.

“I hope that the furloughed workers receive back pay, of course,” House Speaker Mike Johnson told reporters. “We have some extraordinary Americans who serve the federal government, who serve valiantly ...

The Congressional Budget Office estimates roughly 750,000 federal employees could be furloughed each day of the shutdown, ...

The Michigan Supreme Court heard arguments in a case challenging if state can be sued for denying workers' compensation to undocumented immigrants.

Michigan state law currently says any employees who have committed a crime are exempt from qualifying, and as of right now, ...

As the federal government enters its third week of a shutdown, a legal and political dispute has emerged over whether ...

MORGANTON, N.C. — A 74-year-old former postal employee from Morganton pleaded guilty to workers’ compensation fraud in Asheville on Friday. Sandra Cannon Throneburg admitted to lying about her ability ...

It's a program that can help workers injured on-the-job return to meaningful work. Charity Steffen, Employment Services Team ...

The Washington state Department of Labor & Industries wants to raise the rate hourly employers and workers pay for workers’ compensation insurance in 2026. The public is invited to voice their ...

Mothers returning to work never left work in the first place. They are in a career transition, from self-employment to ...

The memo suggests furloughed workers aren't entitled to back pay, White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt confirmed.