If lawmakers can't reach a deal to avoid a shutdown, many federal workers would be furloughed, while essential functions like Social Security payments would continue.

What happens during a government shutdown? During a government shutdown, hundreds of thousands of federal workers deemed nonessential would be furloughed, meaning they won't work and won't be paid.

Federal employees who were furloughed or required to work are paid retroactively, according to the U.S. Office of Personnel Management.

Furloughed federal employees are generally eligible to file for unemployment benefits through their state's unemployment insurance program. However, the eligibility criteria and benefit amounts ...

Some workers would be forced to report to work, while others would be furloughed. By Lazaro Gamio and Noah Weiland A government shutdown would have significant consequences for more than two ...

New Mexico federal workers fired Officials say they still don't know the total number of New Mexicans who were fired, laid off, or furloughed last week as federal workers from multiple government ...

The Trump administration warned federal employees that they could be furloughed if they don't accept a buyout offer.

As a government shutdown looms, Congress faces a Friday deadline to pass a funding bill. Without a deal, hundreds of thousands of federal workers could be furloughed nationwide. Texas, home to ...

Congress faces a Friday deadline to pass a funding bill. Without a deal, thousands of Florida federal workers could be furloughed. Here's what to know ...

The Senior Community Service Employment Program has been furloughing low-income older adults, including many immigrants, due ...

Congress faces a Friday deadline to pass a funding bill. Without a deal, thousands of Florida federal workers could be furloughed. Here's what to know ...

Federal employees who were furloughed or required to work are paid retroactively, according to the U.S. Office of Personnel Management.