IRS Walks Back Memo Guaranteeing Back Pay for Furloughed Employees
A view of the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) building in Washington on April 11, 2025. Reuters/Jonathan Ernst/File Photo 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