The government is days away from a Nov. 18 shutdown, which could force Transportation Security Administration (TSA) employees and federal air traffic controllers to work without pay just as the busy Thanksgiving travel season begins.
The government is days away from a Nov. 18 shutdown, which could force Transportation Security Administration (TSA) employees and federal air traffic controllers to work without pay just as the busy Thanksgiving travel season begins.
In a shutdown, most government employees are not allowed to work, aka furloughed. Obviously there are no consequences if they don’t show up.
But some government employees are required to show up in a shutdown, like ATC workers. They are also required to get back pay after the shutdown ends. If they don’t show up, it’s treated as any other no-show and they could be fired.