The IRS is walking back guidance on back pay for staffers a day after the agency furloughed almost half its employees and suggested they would receive retroactive paychecks, according to an email obtained by POLITICO.
“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 email to employees, sent Thursday, reads. “The Office of Management and Budget will provide further guidance on this issue, and you will be updated accordingly.”
The newest guidance contradicts the IRS’ initial guidance in its…
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