Federal employees are losing vacation time in government shutdown

WASHINGTON – Some federal workers aren’t just losing their paychecks during the partial government shutdown, they’re also losing their vacations. A wacky rule doesn’t allow federal workers to take paid time off when the government isn’t operating. Leave is automatically canceled for employees who are “excepted” — meaning they are funded through the congressional appropriations...

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