Amid discussions about furloughs and firings of federal employees, we often forget that most are ordinary citizens trying to make ends meet. Some hold these jobs for the benefits they provide, and ...

TAMPA, Fla. — Local nonprofits are gearing up for an extended government shutdown if lawmakers can’t find a budget-compromise this week. On average, government shutdowns have lasted around one week in ...

As politicians remain locked in a standoff to reopen the government, federal workers in Massachusetts don't know whether they will get paid, or have jobs to return to.

Current and former FEMA staff have gathered for a "FEMA Solidarity Rally" outside the agency's headquarters in Washington, D.C., on Friday ...

After a week of chaos and confusion, as Centers for Disease Control and Prevention employees described it, the fates of more than 600 workers hang in the balance now that a federal judge has ...

In Idaho prisons, more than two dozen women say guards prey on them with little fear of consequences. And women who speak up are often punished. InvestigateWest looked into nearly 60 ...

Federal workers in Tennessee, as well as Tennessee state government employees whose employment was suspended by the U.S. government shutdown, can file for unemployment benefits. These employees were ...

IRS employees say layoffs put additional stress on an already beleaguered agency that's looking to hire and train new hires ahead of the filing season.

Nearly 1 in 4 staffers at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has been removed from the agency through reduction in force (RIF) notices this year, according to the union ...

Before the shutdown went into effect, a group of labor unions filed a lawsuit claiming that the Trump administration violated the law by threatening to perform a mass firing of federal workers during ...

Federal workers furloughed or working without pay are feeling the financial squeeze and fear being swept up in the Trump administration's layoffs ...