The IRS shared guidance Wednesday suggesting furloughed employees are guaranteed back pay under a 2019 law despite White House objections.

“Although you will be placed in non-pay and non-duty status during the furlough, the Government Employee Fair Treatment Act of 2019 requires employees of the federal government who are furloughed or required to work during a lapse in appropriations to be compensated for the period of the lapse,” reads a notice reviewed by The Hill.

“The employees must be compensated on the earliest date possible after the lapse ends, regardless of scheduled pay dates. Employees required to work........

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