Federal workers in Tennessee, as well as Tennessee state government employees whose employment was suspended by the U.S. government shutdown, can file for unemployment benefits. These employees were ...

Right after setting her out-of-office email on October 1, one furloughed US Department of Agriculture worker filed for unemployment benefits to help her pay for food, rent and other necessities during ...

As the federal government enters its 16th day of a shutdown, the number of Washington’s federal workers applying for unemployment benefits has grown substantially. As of Wednesday, 1,184 federal ...

Not every federal employee who is going without pay because of the government shutdown can draw on state unemployment insurance benefits to cover the gap. And even those who tap benefits should plan ...