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Post by hopefalj on Sept 21, 2020 20:04:30 GMT -5
I have high hopes for a stimulus package, government funding, and a SCOTUS nominee that gets unanimous, bipartisan support later this week.
Or perhaps we'll work without pay until November or December. I'm hoping we're funded enough to receive salaries.
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Post by nylawyer on Sept 21, 2020 20:17:04 GMT -5
I have high hopes for a stimulus package, government funding, and a SCOTUS nominee that gets unanimous, bipartisan support later this week. Don't forget a unicorn in every pot. |
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Post by mrmojo on Sept 21, 2020 20:38:26 GMT -5
I have high hopes for a stimulus package, government funding, and a SCOTUS nominee that gets unanimous, bipartisan support later this week. Don't forget a unicorn in every pot. And a chicken in every garage. |
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Post by SPN Lifer on Sept 22, 2020 2:10:23 GMT -5
Get packing!
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Post by nylawyer on Dec 11, 2020 13:56:43 GMT -5
Deja vu
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Post by Wynona Writer on Dec 11, 2020 14:00:37 GMT -5
Looks like Senate just passed the CR.
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Post by seaside on Dec 11, 2020 14:13:54 GMT -5
Looks like Senate just passed the CR. Did POTUS sign off yet? We have a 2:30 meeting scheduled to hear if we get to work for free. |
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Post by Pixie on Dec 11, 2020 17:28:00 GMT -5
I think he has until midnight to sign it. Pixie
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Post by 2rvrrun on Dec 11, 2020 23:44:29 GMT -5
What is really sad is the date tripper started this thread, January 16, 2018.
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Post by nylawyer on Dec 12, 2020 11:00:14 GMT -5
I wonder if anyone has ever broken down what it costs the government every time we get to the last day and have to start making contingency plans.
In my office, we had to have a meeting- lasted less than 10 minutes, but still that's 10 min times every employee, it adds up.
There is also a cost related to scheduling that I can't remember the name of, but basically anytime you have something scheduled to be done at a specific time there ends up being time wasted by people waiting for the meeting rather than starting something else.
Add in whatever time management spent (outside of the meeting.
And I'm in an office where basically everyone is an excepted employee. I would guess in offices where that is not the case that there is even more preparation that has to be done.
Multiply that across the entire government- I doubt it's billions of dollars, but it could be millions.
I know, I know- that's just a rounding error. But particularly in a case like this (where there was no expectation we would actually shut down, it's just that Congress waited until the last minute to vote the extension), it is a complete waste.
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Post by skibum on Dec 17, 2020 23:01:22 GMT -5
Here is a link to the contingency plan: www.ssa.gov/agency/shutdown/materials/contingency-plan.pdf Basically under the plan in effect, most of the Hearing Office is considered essential and business continues almost like normal, so hearings continue, decisions still get written, and cases continue to be scheduled. Appeals Council on the other hand doesn't seem to be essential. I second your last sentence! |
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Post by arkstfan on Dec 21, 2020 16:02:14 GMT -5
I wonder if anyone has ever broken down what it costs the government every time we get to the last day and have to start making contingency plans. In my office, we had to have a meeting- lasted less than 10 minutes, but still that's 10 min times every employee, it adds up. There is also a cost related to scheduling that I can't remember the name of, but basically anytime you have something scheduled to be done at a specific time there ends up being time wasted by people waiting for the meeting rather than starting something else. Add in whatever time management spent (outside of the meeting. And I'm in an office where basically everyone is an excepted employee. I would guess in offices where that is not the case that there is even more preparation that has to be done. Multiply that across the entire government- I doubt it's billions of dollars, but it could be millions. I know, I know- that's just a rounding error. But particularly in a case like this (where there was no expectation we would actually shut down, it's just that Congress waited until the last minute to vote the extension), it is a complete waste. Ironically one of the holdups to a deal was a group of Senators pushing legislation that would prevent shutdowns, think they caved fairly early. |
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Post by jimmy224 on Dec 22, 2020 20:16:45 GMT -5
Red alert. Trump is threatening to veto the spending bill. Edit: I’m not going to link his Twitter here, but that’s where he’s going off about it. He wants it amended immediately or he’ll just have to sign a different one “in his next term.” Good thing I got my leave request in early |
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Post by nappyloxs on Dec 22, 2020 22:07:33 GMT -5
Red alert. Trump is threatening to veto the spending bill. Edit: I’m not going to link his Twitter here, but that’s where he’s going off about it. He wants it amended immediately or he’ll just have to sign a different one “in his next term.” Good thing I got my leave request in early In shutdown, all leave is cancelled. It doesn’t matter how early you out in your leave request. Luckily, he signed a CR through the 28th which wasn’t widely talked about. Now we know why they made sure to get a CR through the 28th and not just 2 days. |
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Post by FrogEsq on Dec 23, 2020 10:31:23 GMT -5
Look who is going to decide if there is a shutdown... |
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Post by nylawyer on Dec 23, 2020 13:12:44 GMT -5
To quote Kent Brockman-
"I've said it before and I will say it again. Democracy doesn't work."
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Post by nylawyer on Dec 2, 2021 13:16:20 GMT -5
Let's do it again...
(Anyone else notice something odd in the Commissioner's email to SSA employees about shutdown procedures. I don't want to post too much of the substance of an internal email on this forum.
But aren't furloughed workers only paid if Congress chooses to appropriate the money after the government re-opens?
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Post by phoenixrisingALJ on Dec 2, 2021 13:40:09 GMT -5
Under the Government Employee Fair Treatment Act - all federal employees are considered in pay status during a shut down - even nonessential employees that were furloughed in the past. BUT don’t get paid while agencies are shut…
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Post by FrogEsq on Dec 2, 2021 13:44:40 GMT -5
January 16, 2018. The date of the first post in this thread. This should not STILL be a thing.  |
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Post by ssaogc on Dec 2, 2021 15:58:23 GMT -5
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