furlough
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Unified’s already adopted plan calls for more than 6,000 job reductions, slashing up to $500 million per year in extra services for schools with the greatest needs and seven unpaid furlough days for each worker.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 17, 2026
There was major spending during the Covid pandemic for things like the furlough scheme which were announced outside of a Budget.
From BBC ● Jul. 1, 2026
Companies that halt or reduce operations because of dangerous heat waves can now access state-backed furlough support.
From BBC ● Jun. 23, 2026
“This could result in the use of the Reserve Fund and in future fiscal years, more furlough days and the risk of more layoffs.”
From Los Angeles Times ● May 1, 2026
I was practically a child at the time, but I remember when he used to come home on furlough and all, all he did was lie on his bed, practically.
From "The Catcher in the Rye" by J. D. Salinger
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In addition to thousands of layoffs, school employees would face seven days of unpaid furloughs and have to begin contributing to their monthly health insurance premiums.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 22, 2026
Further strains resulting from furloughs would compound the issues, he said.
From MarketWatch ● Jan. 30, 2026
Energy Secretary Chris Wright is expected to discuss the furloughs and shutdown during a news conference in Nevada on Monday.
From BBC ● Oct. 20, 2025
The newspaper reported that staff at the agency had been told that furloughs could begin as soon as Friday.
From Barron's ● Oct. 17, 2025
Cold weather had now commenced and rainy days were frequent; furloughs were granted the men from ten to twenty days, large numbers visiting their homes.
From Campaign of the Fourteenth Regiment New Jersey Volunteers by Terrill, J. Newton
When the Covid pandemic emptied hotels in 2020, the properties furloughed 90% of their workers.
From Barron's ● Apr. 9, 2026
The company furloughed the majority of its employees, shuttered its operations and filed for bankruptcy the following month, according to the indictment.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 1, 2026
In August, Spirit filed for bankruptcy protection and has slashed routes, relinquished gates to legacy airlines, and furloughed more than 2,000 pilots and flight attendants.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 5, 2026
Jerry furloughed all his employees and shut down for three months, until the theater was allowed to reopen with strict social distancing rules in place.
From Salon ● Dec. 18, 2025
All the men furloughed during the winter and spring had promptly reported, and it was increased by more than two hundred exchanged men.
From History of Morgan's Cavalry by Duke, Basil Wilson
Even if there is a shutdown, Marcus expects that most tax-return processing will continue and that the IRS will avoid furloughing workers.
From MarketWatch ● Jan. 26, 2026
SSA initially kept only 4,780 employees to ensure benefit payments, furloughing 61,415 workers.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 15, 2025
“The minute you tell them, ‘no money,’ even if it’s for a few days or a few weeks, they probably need to think about closing their doors temporarily and furloughing employees.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 7, 2025
Virgin Orbit, roughly 75%-owned by Virgin Group, scrambled to find new funding after the January rocket failure, halting operations and furloughing nearly all its employees on March 15 to conserve cash.
From Reuters ● Apr. 4, 2023
General Echols then issued an order furloughing the infantry soldiers for sixty days.
From History of Morgan's Cavalry by Duke, Basil Wilson
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