The longest government shutdown in U.S. history has ended after 43 days , and while many received back pay and moved on , for others, the effects are still being felt.

Due to the Government Employee Fair Treatment Act of 2019 , federal employees are guaranteed back pay during shutdowns, but for federal contractors who work with government employees, the situation is a little more complicated.

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According to the Department of Labor , as of 2021, there were 327,000 federally contracted employees earning less than $15 an hour . Man

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