IRS Walks Back Memo Guaranteeing Back Pay for Furloughed Employees

The IRS on Thursday announced it is retracting guidance on back pay for its workers after it furloughed thousands of its employees in the midst of an ongoing government shutdown.

“An earlier memo circulated on furlough guidance incorrectly stated the nature of the Government Employee Fair Treatment Act of 2019 as it relates to compensation for non-pay and non-duty status,” the IRS said in a post on X, referring to a law that President Donald Trump signed in 2019 to mandate retroactive pay for employees who were affected by the 2018–2019 government shutdown.