# ‘The law is the law:’ White House memo on pay for furloughed employees called into question

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**Category:** Pay, Perks, and Retirement\
**Created:** [October 7, 2025, 7:45pm UTC](https://www.fedwork.net/t/the-law-is-the-law-white-house-memo-on-pay-for-furloughed-employees-called-into-question/3641 "2025-10-07T19:45:34Z")\
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A new legal opinion from OMB contradicts the White House’s prior interpretation of a 2019 law guaranteeing back pay for furloughed employees after a shutdown.

The post [‘The law is the law:’ White House memo on pay for furloughed employees called into question](https://federalnewsnetwork.com/government-shutdown/2025/10/the-law-is-the-law-white-house-memo-on-pay-for-furloughed-employees-called-into-question/) first appeared on [Federal News Network](https://federalnewsnetwork.com).

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