Federal workers placed on a mandatory furlough and in a non-pay status can file for unemployment benefits. Not so for 'essential' workers.

More than 10,000 federal employees work in Maine, not including postal workers, according to the U.S. Office of Personnel Management.

Here's what federal employees in Wisconsin should know about filing for unemployment benefits during a government shutdown.

Unions filed a lawsuit Tuesday seeking to stop Trump administration plans to fire federal employees in a partial government shutdown.