40K Feds Received Unemployment During the Shutdown. Now They Have to Pay It Back.

Government Executive: More than 40,000 federal employees applied for unemployment benefits during the partial government shutdown, according to new government data, all of whom will now be required to pay it back.

The more than 350,000 federal workers who were sent home without pay during the 35-day shutdown were eligible to apply for unemployment insurance benefits while on furlough status, but now that they have been provided back pay, they must return the money.

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