AP Reader Question: Are federal workers paid during the government's shutdown

Here is a question about the shutdown presented by an associated press reader, John P:

Who is paid during the federal shutdown?

When it comes to federal employees, everyone is eventually paying, but only a few get their salary while the government’s shutdown is still happening.

Chairman and member of Congress Still get paid on time, as it is determined in the US Constitution. Workers whose duties are funded through sources other than Congress’s appropriations, such as postal revenue or application fee, is also paid on time.

It is up to each federal agency about which of his employees “essential” or “except”, both mean the same thing in this case. They continue to work during a shutdown, usually government funds do not return without paying.

Some examples of “essential” employees are security screenser on military personnel, airports and law enforcement officers. There may be a wide range, it is considered important for public safety that law authorized people to continue even without new funding.

Other programs that rely on compulsory expenses – such as social security and medicare – generally continue, meaning that payments still go out, and health care providers can be reimbursed to see patients covered.

But employees are understood to be “non-essential” or “non-recognized” by their agencies, do not live on jobs or pay during shutdowns. Some of that work are considered to be in the category of longer distance, such as researchers working on future projects, or training, grant programs or employees supporting non-pair of inspections.