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The Government Employee Fair Treatment Act of 2019 (GEFTA) is a United States federal law which requires retroactive pay and leave accrual for federal employees affected by the furlough as a result of the 2018–19 federal government shutdown and any future lapses in appropriations. [1]
If Congress fails to pass the continuing resolution to fund the government by the end of the day Friday, millions of federal workers could head into the holidays without paychecks. Employees at ...
A government shutdown would result in a temporary loss of $5.3 billion for these employees and have financial implications that could extend beyond missing paychecks.
On January 10, the Senate approved by unanimous consent a bill (S.24, the Government Employee Fair Treatment Act of 2019) providing that furloughed federal employees would receive back pay for the period of the furlough once appropriations were restored; the bill was approved the next day by the House on a vote of 411–7.
January 16, 2019: Government Employee Fair Treatment Act of 2019: A bill to provide for the compensation of Federal and other government employees affected by lapses in appropriations. Pub. L. 116–1 (text) 116-2: January 18, 2019: Chemical Facility Anti-Terrorism Standards Program Extension Act
It amends equal pay provisions of the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to (1) restrict the use of the bona fide factor defense to wage discrimination claims, (2) enhance nonretaliation prohibitions, (3) make it unlawful to require an employee to sign a contract or waiver prohibiting the employee from disclosing information about the employee's ...
January 16, 2019: Government Employee Fair Treatment Act of 2019, Pub. L. 116–1 (text) January 25, 2019: Further Additional Continuing Appropriations Act, 2019 , Pub. L. 116–5 (text) (PDF) February 15, 2019: Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2019 , Pub. L. 116–6 (text) (PDF)
The Federal Service Labor-Management Relations Statute (FSLMRS aka "the Statute") is a federal law which establishes collective bargaining rights for most employees of the federal government in the United States. It was established under Title VII of the Civil Service Reform Act of 1978.