By Brandi O. Brown, J.D.
“The U.S. Office of Personnel Management (OPM) is committed to ensuring that retroactive pay is provided as soon as possible.”
Now that President Trump has signed the “Continuing Appropriations, Agriculture, Legislative Branch, Military Construction and Veterans Affairs, and Extensions Act, 2026,” enacted on November 12, 2025, which restores appropriations through January 30, 2026, for most agencies, as well as full-year appropriations for others, the federal government is in the process of reopening its doors.
Retroactive pay. Yesterday, the U.S. Office of Personnel Management issued a memo regarding employee pay, leave, benefits, and other HR programs affected by the appropriations lapse, specifically providing guidance to assist agencies in administering those matters. Section 116 of Division A of the Continuing Appropriations Act of 2026, OPM notes, provides retroactive pay pursuant to 31 U.S.C. 1341(c) to federal employees affected by the lapse, including those employees who were furloughed, as well as those who were required to perform excepted work activities during the lapse. “The U.S. Office of Personnel Management (OPM) is committed to ensuring that retroactive pay is provided as soon as possible,” the memo notes.
Return to duty. The memo also notes that all federal civilian employees affected by the lapse are allowed to return to duty and instructs agencies to provide direction to their employees on resumption of operations and...
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