Thousands of federal workers who have been forced time off due to the United States government shutdown may not receive the guaranteed pay, according to a memo being circulated by the White House. The decision to not compensate the federal workers for time they didn’t work during the shutdown may impact hundreds of thousands of American citizens.

The decision also reverses what has been longstanding policy for some 750,000 furloughed employees .

The no payment to federal workers move is being seen as a way to force the lawmakers to reopen government, now in the seventh day of a federal shutdown.

Recently, Donald Trump had also suggested that the furloughed workers would be paid “for the most part,” but it also depends on “who we are talking about.” Also Read | Trump signals willingne

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