Here’s what to know about how the government shutdown affects the federal workforce—who keeps working, who gets paid, and who might permanently lose their jobs.

Furloughed federal workers are entitled to back pay by law, but contractors are not. Here's who gets paid and who doesn't.

The memo suggests furloughed workers aren't entitled to back pay, White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt confirmed.

The federal government shutdown entered its eighth day Wednesday, which means it was also the eighth day that hundreds of essential federal workers at Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport had to work without a paycheck.

President Donald Trump said some furloughed federal workers “don’t deserve” to receive backpay when the federal government shutdown is over.

Some federal employees who are working but not being paid during the government shutdown can apply for a loan from the state of Maryland, the governor announced. Maryland’s Federal Shutdown Loan Program provides a one-time,