Originally Posted by
Gertrude the Wombat
Please can someone explain to me this business about being forced to work without pay?
In my part of the world this is called "slavery", and it has been illegal for quite a long time now. I thought that even the USA had got round to abolishing it eventually?
It's all do do with the fact that once the US Government re-opens, all back pay will be honoured, so contractual obligations remain in place. Sort of a similar situation when a company goes into administration the night before staff are due to be paid - the administrators would keep the business open, but pay the staff once they've worked out the ins and outs. (bit of an oblique comparison there, but it sort of puts the context on it).