The government partially shut for the sixth day. Apart from the political implications, the crisis in Washington has the simple human dimension. Nearly 800,000 Federal employees will not receive a salary, and also they have problems with payments of loans and other regular payments.
The Feds, here are sample letters you may use as a guide when working with your creditors during this furlough. If you need legal advice please consult with your personal attorney. https://t.co/t6h6OzALsS
— OPM (@USOPM) February 27, 2018
The office of personnel management (OPM) has posted on Twitter a link to samples of letters that it is recommended to use Federal employees in dealing with creditors and also gave some tips on how to deal with landlords and other persons who need to make payments. However, at the end of the manual contains advice to contact your personal lawyer, as in such cases ORM does not provide financial legal aid.
According to the Union of government employees AFGE financial difficulties may relate to the 420,000 workers who may receive less salary for the current month, and another 380,000 that may be on unpaid leave.
Meanwhile, on the White house website posted the instructions for heads of agencies, who will experience difficulties due to the cessation of funding from 22 December. It explains the legal niceties of sending employees on leave, as well as instructions for the deferred payments to contractors. The text of the document States that MPAS are preparing for a prolonged crisis and have little faith in the imminent return of the government to normal operation mode.
After the publication in Twitter instructions to their employees OPM added drama until the last post: «due to the exhaustion of the appropriation of the social media channels OPM can further not be updated and not tracked».
Some became suspicious in how quickly managers of MPAS prepare for the crisis or where they have been ready all these instructions. But the speaker of the Union AFGE Ashley de Smet assured Reuters that the documents were largely written during the crisis of 2013, and now just updated.
From optimism on account of the resumption of the distant government and politics. In recent days, Donald trump has repeatedly confirmed in its public statements, the decision to go to the end and not give up on the issue of the border wall.
