back pay

noun

1. pay received by an employee from an increase awarded retrospectively

Example Sentences

After previous “lapses in appropriations”—shutdowns—Congress would have to pass a law to provide back pay for furloughed employees.

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The memo concluded that Congress still needs to pass “express language appropriating funds for back pay for furloughed employees, or such payments cannot be made.”

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Meanwhile, the White House has asserted that furloughed federal staffers might not be guaranteed back pay once the shutdown ends, though Republican congressional leaders and guidance from some government agencies have said back pay would be owed to those workers.

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Many furloughed federal workers—even if they will receive back pay at some point—can apply for unemployment in their home state or district, but rules vary.

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Once the shutdown ends and workers receive back pay, employees need to pay back their unemployment benefits.

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