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
The district’s plan already calls for unpaid furlough days beginning as early as fall break this year; if they are not in place, the county has said it will consider escalating to a fiscal adviser.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 9, 2026
The Scottish government's furlough scheme was designed to save the jobs, not reduce job losses.
From BBC ● Mar. 31, 2026
The furlough scheme ended earlier this month and the company says it is in discussions with the Scottish government about an extension.
From BBC ● Mar. 31, 2026
But the first time she went on furlough to Berkeley, she had nearly had a stroke.
From "The Son of Neptune" by Rick Riordan
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Further strains resulting from furloughs would compound the issues, he said.
From MarketWatch ● Jan. 30, 2026
Some park employees said the furloughs have compounded stressors from firings, retirements and buyouts over the last year or so.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 12, 2025
The commonwealth is home to hundreds of thousands of federal employees, many of whom faced job losses or furloughs during the recent government shutdown.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 27, 2025
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
I presume that many may try to go merely because they get furloughs.
From From Manassas to Appomattox Memoirs of The Civil War in America by Longstreet, James
When the Covid pandemic emptied hotels in 2020, the properties furloughed 90% of their workers.
From Barron's ● Apr. 9, 2026
Economists at the Bureau of Labor Statistics were not able to collect all the usual price data in October and November because they were furloughed and unable to work.
From MarketWatch ● Mar. 10, 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
A number of the convalescents and furloughed soldiers were arranging transfers to his command.
From Rebel Raider by Piper, H. Beam
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
Stellantis on Wednesday joined GM and Ford in furloughing some employees at other factories because of the ripple effects of the strikes, including parts shortages, storage constraints and other issues.
From Reuters ● Sep. 21, 2023
The Resolutions on the Journal, instructing the ministers in Europe to remonstrate against the carrying off the negroes—also those for furloughing the troops—passed unanimously. p.
From The Anti-Slavery Examiner, Part 3 of 4 by American Anti-Slavery Society
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