YOU MIGHT NOT GET TO KEEP THE MONEY. FURLOUGHED FEDERAL EMPLOYEES IN NEW MEXICO CAN FILE FOR UNEMPLOYMENT BENEFITS WITH THE DEPARTMENT OF WORKFORCE SOLUTIONS. HOWEVER DEPARTMENT SPOKESWOMAN JOY FOREHAND TELL US THEY'RE WATCHING DEVELOPMENTS IN WASHINGTON TO SEE IF FEDERAL WORKERS WILL BE RECEIVING RETROACTIVE PAY ONCE THE SHUTDOWN IS OVER.
FOREHAND SAYS RETROACTIVE PAY WOULD RESULT IN AN OVERPAYMENT ON WAGES, SO THE JOBLESS BENEFITS WOULD HAVE TO BE REPAID.
SHE SAYS ANOTHER HURDLE FACING THOSE WORKERS IS THE VERIFICATION OF WAGES BECAUSE MANY FEDERAL AGENCIES HAVE SCALED-BACK STAFFING OR ARE CLOSED-DOWN COMPLETELY.
