The letter was real and sent to postal workers, but it didn't signal a new policy or departure from normal practices.

One essential Social Security employee didn’t foresee her surgery being upended by the federal government shutdown when she scheduled it for early October. But the longtime manager decided to postpone ...

Two weeks into the federal government shutdown, essential workers are already receiving partial paychecks, illustrating the growing financial stress as lawmakers failed again to reopen the ...

A recently released study revealed that not all essential workers are receiving the same amount of health care. Public Health Reports published findings from the National Institute for Occupational ...

Maryland leaders announced several resources that will be available to residents impacted by the government shutdown. The federal government shut down on Wednesday morning after Congress failed to ...

A government shutdown means hundreds of thousands of non-essential federal workers aren't reporting to work. Or getting paid. Their last paycheck will be paid according to the regular payment schedule ...