References to a 2019 law that guarantees back pay to all federal workers after a shutdown were quietly removed on Friday from guidance by the Office of Management and Budget.

Until Oct. 3, OMB’s "Frequently Asked Questions During a Lapse in Appropriations" document highlighted the Government Employees Fair Treatment Act , the 2019 law enacted as part of the deal to end the 35-day partial government shutdown during President Trump’s first term. Signed into law by Trump, the law requires back pay for furloughed and excepted federal workers after government funding is restored after “any lapse in appropriations that begins on or after December 22, 2018.” Until the law’s passage, Congress had to OK back pay for furloughed workers after each lapse.

“All excepted employees are entitled to re

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