Furloughed workers denied back pay

Scholar power: 43.8%

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Political science 45%, Law 33%, Economics 22%

Name	Field match	H-index	Scholar power
🎓 Robert B. Reich	24%	37	43.8%

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Robert Reich

@rbreich.bsky.social

Trump is threatening to withhold back pay for federal workers furloughed during the shutdown — which goes against a law he signed in 2019, by the way.

This should come as no surprise: Trump and his businesses have been accused of stiffing hundreds of their own workers out of pay over the years.

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80%

Scholar power: 80.2%

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Political science 45%, Law 33%, Economics 22%

Name	Field match	H-index	Scholar power
🎓 Michael D. McDonald	37%	22	17.4%
🎓 Andrew Rudalevige	45%	14	16.8%
🎓 Joseph Schafer	26%	28	13.8%
🎓 Nathan P. Kalmoe	25%	17	10.3%
🎓 Richard S.J. Tol	8%	107	8.3%
🎓 James Goodwin	10%	26	5.1%
🎓 David R. Miller	10%	21	4.6%
🎓 Scott A. Imberman	4%	23	1.9%
🎓 Rosemary A. Joyce	2%	34	1.2%
🎓 Alan Richardson	2%	21	0.9%
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Aaron Rupar

@atrupar.com

Johnson: "It's true that in previous shutdowns, many or most furloughed employees have been paid for the time they were furloughed, but there is new legal analysis - I don't know the details, I just saw a headline - but there are some legal analysts saying that might not be appropriate or necessary"

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Reposted by: Joe R. Feagin, Andrew Rudalevige, Scott L. Greer , and 2 more Joe R. Feagin, Andrew Rudalevige, Scott L. Greer, Rebecca Tushnet, Gavin A. Schmidt

56%

Scholar power: 56.2%

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Political science 45%, Law 33%, Economics 22%

Name	Field match	H-index	Scholar power
🎓 Joe R. Feagin	25%	62	19.7%
🎓 Andrew Rudalevige	45%	14	16.8%
🎓 Scott L. Greer	20%	42	13.0%
🎓 Rebecca Tushnet	18%	14	6.7%
🎓 Gavin A. Schmidt	0%	79	0.0%
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0.543

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Sam Bagenstos

@sbagen.bsky.social

Feel free to attribute the following to a former OMB General Counsel: The supposed "new legal analysis" is, to use a technical legal term, horseshit. What the law actually says is that when Congress enacts a law ending a lapse, furloughed employees get paid at the earliest date possible. Period.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 16h

Johnson: "It's true that in previous shutdowns, many or most furloughed employees have been paid for the time they were furloughed, but there is new legal analysis - I don't know the details, I just saw a headline - but there are some legal analysts saying that might not be appropriate or necessary"

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by Daniel W. Drezner — Reposted by: David Darmofal

63%

Scholar power: 63.6%

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Political science 45%, Law 33%, Economics 22%

Name	Field match	H-index	Scholar power
🎓 Daniel W. Drezner	28%	45	56.3%
🎓 David Darmofal	22%	11	7.3%
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Daniel Drezner

@dandrezner.bsky.social

Always cool when the Trump administration explicitly signals it won’t follow the law. www.nytimes.com/2025/10/07/u...

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

www.nytimes.com

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by Elizabeth Warren — Reposted by: Joe R. Feagin

22%

Scholar power: 22.9%

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Political science 45%, Law 33%, Economics 22%

Name	Field match	H-index	Scholar power
🎓 Elizabeth Warren	2%	29	3.2%
🎓 Joe R. Feagin	25%	62	19.7%
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Elizabeth Warren

@warren.senate.gov

After the shutdown during the 1st Trump admin, Congress passed a law to guarantee back pay for furloughed workers.

That bill was signed into law by Donald Trump.

Workers will be paid.

This chaos is a distraction from Trump's failure to secure a deal to lower health care costs.

28 240 930

Reposted by: Joe R. Feagin

19%

Scholar power: 19.7%

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Political science 45%, Law 33%, Economics 22%

Name	Field match	H-index	Scholar power
🎓 Joe R. Feagin	25%	62	19.7%

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73.0%

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996

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0.512

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Congresswoman Jasmine Crockett

@crockett.house.gov

Let me be clear: It’s ILLEGAL to deny federal workers back pay after a shutdown.

There’s a 2019 law that guarantees it, but Trump is once again trying to break the law.

You don’t get to punish people for doing their jobs just because you’re failing at yours.

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by Michael D. McDonald

52%

Scholar power: 52.1%

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Political science 45%, Law 33%, Economics 22%

Name	Field match	H-index	Scholar power
🎓 Michael D. McDonald	37%	22	52.1%

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56.0%

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68

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0.297

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Michael McDonald

@electproject.bsky.social

Trump: we don’t need to pay furloughed federal workers

Federal workers: we don’t have to work for no pay

Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 8h

“.. flights are being delayed this evening at Nashville International Airport due to “staffing,” with average arrival delays of 126 minutes as of 5:30 p.m.”

@politico.com #shutdown
www.politico.com/news/2025/10...

1 25 83

by Olúfẹ́mi Táíwò

26%

Scholar power: 26.7%

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Political science 45%, Law 33%, Economics 22%

Name	Field match	H-index	Scholar power
🎓 Olúfẹ́mi Táíwò	21%	18	26.7%

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46.0%

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25

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0.232

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Olúfẹ́mi O. Táíwò

@olufemiotaiwo.bsky.social

yo they hired Mamdani video guys. someone's doing some thinking somewhere

Chuck Schumer @schumer.senate.gov · 7h

The government is shut down because Trump and the Republicans are hellbent on taking health care away from you.

And they won’t even come to the table to talk to us about it.

This is not about politics. It's about people.

Let’s break it down:

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by Elizabeth Warren

3%

Scholar power: 3.2%

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Political science 45%, Law 33%, Economics 22%

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🎓 Elizabeth Warren	2%	29	3.2%

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515

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0.197

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by Michael D. McDonald

52%

Scholar power: 52.1%

Story's scientific field profile

Political science 45%, Law 33%, Economics 22%

Name	Field match	H-index	Scholar power
🎓 Michael D. McDonald	37%	22	52.1%

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71

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0.214

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Michael McDonald

@electproject.bsky.social

Folks...you elected Republicans to break government and they broke it

Senator Tim Kaine @kaine.senate.gov · 8h

It’s day seven of the government shutdown. For an entire week now, Republicans have refused to reach a bipartisan agreement to fund our government and protect health care for American citizens. They’re failing their own constituents.

2 26 86

by Craig Calhoun

67%

Scholar power: 67.8%

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Political science 45%, Law 33%, Economics 22%

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🎓 Craig Calhoun	27%	70	67.8%

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57.0%

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67.8%

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0.159

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Reposted by: Nathan P. Kalmoe, David R. Miller

14%

Scholar power: 14.9%

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Political science 45%, Law 33%, Economics 22%

Name	Field match	H-index	Scholar power
🎓 Nathan P. Kalmoe	25%	17	10.3%
🎓 David R. Miller	10%	21	4.6%
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0.153

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Mark Zaid, Esq

@markzaidesq.bsky.social

If you didn't realize this earlier, this latest action by the Administration amply demonstrates it does not have the back of federal workers.

www.govexec.com/pay-benefits...

OMB deletes reference to law guaranteeing backpay to furloughed feds from shutdown guidance

An Office of Management and Budget FAQ document now states that only excepted employees forced to work without pay are guaranteed backpay at the conclusion of a lapse in appropriations.

www.govexec.com

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by Afl-Cio

6%

Scholar power: 6.6%

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Political science 45%, Law 33%, Economics 22%

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🎓 Afl-Cio	9%	6	6.6%

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56

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0.136

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AFL-CIO

@aflcio.org

The Trump admin is STILL trying to use federal workers as political pawns, threatening now that they may not receive back pay.

This is illegal and cruel. Federal workers are entitled to back pay by law after a shutdown - a law Trump himself signed in 2019.

Trump Plans to Stiff Federal Workers Furloughed During Shutdown

The Trump administration wants to withhold backpay from thousands of federal employees.

newrepublic.com

4 47 100

Reposted by: David R. Miller

4%

Scholar power: 4.6%

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Political science 45%, Law 33%, Economics 22%

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🎓 David R. Miller	10%	21	4.6%

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0.129

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More Perfect Union

@moreperfectunion.bsky.social

A new White House memo says that furloughed federal workers aren't entitled to back pay.

This is clearly against the law, which guarantees furloughed federal employees back pay for the duration of a government shutdown.

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Reposted by: Juan Cole

18%

Scholar power: 18.6%

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🎓 Juan Cole	38%	24	18.6%

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0.092

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Esther Ciammachilli

@estherc.bsky.social

OMB has deleted the reference on its website to the 2019 law that mandates back pay to all federal workers who were not paid during a government shutdown. This is like when babies play hide and seek but only cover their eyes because if they can’t see you, you can’t see them.

18 65

by Joshua S. Weitz

2%

Scholar power: 2.4%

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Political science 45%, Law 33%, Economics 22%

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🎓 Joshua S. Weitz	1%	64	2.4%

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83.0%

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0

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0.09

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Joshua Weitz

@joshuasweitz.bsky.social

On top of everything else, this too should be non-negotiable; when the government does re-open, follow the law and pay furloughed federal workers what they are due.

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