• Doug Jones introduces bill to reimburse federal workers with interest
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https://mynbc15.com/news/local/sen-doug-jones-introduces-back-pay-fairness-act-to-reimburse-fed-workers-with-interest MOBILE, Ala. (WPMI) — U.S. Senator Doug Jones last night introduced legislation that would require federal workers who were impacted by the shutdown to receive their full back-pay plus any interest accrued. Last week, Congress passed the Government Employee Fair Treatment Act of 2019, which would require that all impacted federal employees receive compensation for wages lost during the government shutdown. While this is an important step, the shutdown has forced many federal workers to incur additional costs associated with loans, late bill payments, and the other effects of missing paychecks. “If the federal government can charge you interest for being late on your taxes, then it should be paying interest on late paychecks,” said Senator Doug Jones, who has also requested his paycheck be withheld until federal workers receive their back pay. The interest rate in Senator Jones’ legislation would be equivalent to the rate that federal agencies must pay when it pays vendors late. This rate, known as the Treasury “Prompt Payment” rate, is currently 3.625 percent.
Should be a lot more than that given people are probably using credit cards to get by.
Good. Enough damage has been done already with this mess having been the way it was.
Careful now sport, this is Capitalist America, where everyone has to deserve what they earn and big companies get to extort deserve more interest out of little people than little people get out of big companies because REASONS SHUT UP!
Now listen here you pinko commie...
Doug is also the only senator besides Bernie Sanders to pay interns $15 an hour
the sad part is that's not even costing any senators anything to do that, its all paid out of a staffing allowance for each senator.
Well, if you pay less you can get a larger number of employees so it does cost something to them.
its not quite that simple as other factors like staff size and office space are determined by other things as far as I understand, its mainly just up to the senator what to pay their staff.
I was so proud to vote for this man.
I became able to vote five days before the election, so happy.
I am also an Alabama voter.
Affirmative, about 40 miles away from the capital.
Huh, I've known about Zakk for a while, don't know how many more there are in the state. I'm in the Birmingham area.
Survey finds at least 7 Facepunch users in the state, including myself since you can't enter a survey you made.
To think Alabama almost got Roy Moore instead of this saint. Christ sake.
Funny I was just thinking about this idea just yesterday, it only feels right to give back to these folks. If I was without pay for over a month I'd have starved to death
https://twitter.com/SenDougJones/status/1088986211509850112
Huntsville for last 20 years. Not so bad here, still a Trump centric area but what a shock
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