Furloughed? Here are 5 things you should do right away

Photo credit Anna Tarazevich via Pexels. Article by Emily Guy Birken. Fast Company – October 11, 2025.

When the federal government shutdown on October 1, it started a chain reaction of income problems for federal workers. Roughly 900,000 government employees are now on furlough. Another 700,000 are working without pay because their jobs are too critical for them to stay home. To add insult to entirely preventable injury, the current administration has indicated that it may not provide the legally mandated back pay to these workers once the shutdown is over. […] 

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