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Are federal workers being forced into involuntary servitude?

  • Written by Michael H. LeRoy, Professor of Labor and Employment Relations, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Are federal workers being forced into involuntary servitude?A TSA employee visits a food pantry.AP Photo/Patrick Semansky

Many federal employees are being ordered by the federal government to work without pay until a spending bill is enacted.

Some workers object, arguing that they are being pressured to show up for work with no clear prospect of a payday. Some individuals have sued claiming that this...

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