Should the federal government shut down at midnight Sept. 30, federal agencies will have to scale back operations to provide only essential services. A shutdown would be disruptive not only for federal employees but also employers and workers seeking to interact with the government or use the federal government's resources. We've gathered articles on the news from SHRM Online and other outlets.

Contingency Plans

In the event of a shutdown, many government operations will halt, but some services deemed essential continue. Federal agencies have contingency plans that serve as a roadmap for what will continue and what will stop. For now, agencies still have time to review and update plans and it's not possible to predict exactly how government operations would be impacted if a shutdown were to take place at the end of the month.

Only once a shutdown is over will federal employees who were required to work and those who were furloughed receive backpay. The nation's approximately 1.3 million active-duty troops would work without pay until the shutdown ends. There have been 20 gaps in federal funding since 1976.

(CNN and The Washington Post)

E-Verify Outage

During prior government shutdowns, employers couldn't enroll in E-Verify, initiate queries, access cases or resolve tentative nonconfirmations with affected workers. All employers remain subject to Form I-9 obligations, however.

Dawn Lurie, an attorney with Seyfarth in Washington, D.C., recommended that employers not panic...

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