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The statute at the center of the back-pay debate is the (Government Employee Fair Treatment Act of 2019).

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The Government Employee Fair Treatment Act (GEFTA) governs back pay after appropriations lapses. OMB's October legal view questioned automatic coverage under GEFTA. That legal posture shaped the dispu...

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