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People that work for US government contractors are not going to get back pay (Original Post) KWR65 Jan 2019 OP
Why would they? Drahthaardogs Jan 2019 #1
Contractors are not getting back pay RandySF Jan 2019 #2
The Defense contractors are getting paid since GP6971 Jan 2019 #5
You can bet your ass.... Xolodno Jan 2019 #3
Trump is used to not paying contractors. Doodley Jan 2019 #4
Alas, this is true. And has been put out there from the very beginning. PoindexterOglethorpe Jan 2019 #6

Drahthaardogs

(6,843 posts)
1. Why would they?
Sun Jan 27, 2019, 12:20 AM
Jan 2019

Those are typically cost reimbursable contracts. You get paid only for what you do. They are not salaried by the government. Their employer can pay them if they want.

This is exactly why the GOP pushed many of those positions out of federal service and into private industry.

GP6971

(31,014 posts)
5. The Defense contractors are getting paid since
Sun Jan 27, 2019, 01:15 AM
Jan 2019

DoD wasn't in the shutdown. My old company's contracts with DHS...not so much and they won't get back pay.

Xolodno

(6,330 posts)
3. You can bet your ass....
Sun Jan 27, 2019, 12:31 AM
Jan 2019

...future government contract employee's will be harder to get. They will have to to raise the contract pay to attract people since they can't be certain of reliable employment.

PoindexterOglethorpe

(25,746 posts)
6. Alas, this is true. And has been put out there from the very beginning.
Sun Jan 27, 2019, 01:49 AM
Jan 2019

Not that it makes their financial pain any less, but it helps to understand how all this works.

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