Yeah I was reading the "Government shutdown guidance" at work today, and depending on what state your duty station is, you would need to refer to their rules on unemployment.Quote:
Originally Posted by foxtrot
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Yeah I was reading the "Government shutdown guidance" at work today, and depending on what state your duty station is, you would need to refer to their rules on unemployment.Quote:
Originally Posted by foxtrot
Active-duty troops, as well as Guard and Reserve members, would not get paid during a shutdown unless Congress passes a separate piece of legislation to do so.
That means if a shutdown starts Jan. 19 and stretches into the next several weeks, troops' Feb. 1 pay will be delayed.
Retiree Pay and SBP Payments
Military retirees would still receive their regular pension checks in the event of a shutdown, as would those receiving a Survivor's Benefit Plan (SBP) payment.
That's because those funds are paid from a different account that is not impacted by the annual funding bill Congress has yet to pass.
Troops Killed in Action
Newly bereaved family members would not receive the Pentagon's $100,000 death gratuity during a shutdown or military-funded travel to Dover Air Force Base, Delaware, or elsewhere for the dignified transfer or military funeral or memorial.
Servicemembers Group Life Insurance (SGLI) payments, however, would not be affected.
va disability pay & gi bill benefits
Like retiree pay, VA disability pay and GI Bill payments are both funded through different legislation than is at risk on the Hill. For that reason, those checks are unlikely to be affected by a brief shutdown.
However, during the last shutdown in 2013, VA officials warned that if the closure extended beyond several weeks, disability checks were unlikely to go out to more than 5.1 million veterans.
Take the money and special bennies out of government. You want to "serve your country" in DC, you get an Army Sgt's pay and housing. You get your health benefits at the VA. It's already your Constitutional duty to have a budget every year, yet you don't obey. If the government isn't funded, neither are you.
It's all BS grandstanding. The feds are only "funding" 10 out of every 12 months each year anyway. Yet some how they still pay everyone.
That said, the single largest employer in American could stand to reduce it's staff by a few.
PS - what do you want to bet that we don't see the NPS fence off un-staffed parks this time? Or shutdown roads? Or any of the other "make it hurt" bullshit we saw the Dems do in 2013?
How about probably hundreds of thousands of dollars in emergency printing fees for the signs...
Let all non-essential Personnel have some time off[emoji16] government is too bloated anyway.. government shutdown scare just another way of them raising the credit limit.. just my two cents
Isn't this part of the deal we made when we let the government get so big. I'm sorta surprised we have so many people directly impacted by this. I'll rub my lucky rabbit foot and hope the best for you all.
Right there with you, got to love being an excepted employe...Quote:
Originally Posted by hurley842002
Those of you that will be working without a paycheck during this time, I hope the furlough doesn't last long. The freaking politicians may not apprecate what you do, but there are many of us that do.