furlough
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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
“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
BBC Scotland understands the company will not attempt to claim furlough money to help reimburse it for the wages of those staff who are now under threat.
From BBC ● Mar. 31, 2026
The Scottish government's furlough scheme was designed to save the jobs, not reduce job losses.
From BBC ● Mar. 31, 2026
He was headed back to Puerto Plata after a three-night furlough to meet his newborn son in Tamboril.
From "In the Time of the Butterflies" by Julia Alvarez
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The Office for Civil Rights and Civil Liberties, which investigates allegations of abuse or misconduct by immigration agents, typically furloughs most of its staff.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 12, 2026
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
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 homesick ones of the Company are anxious to know whether they are to be counted in on the next batch of furloughs.
From An Artilleryman's Diary by Jones, Jenkins Lloyd
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
Most consumer prices in October won’t be published since furloughed employees at the the Bureau of Labor Statistics could not collect the data.
From MarketWatch ● Dec. 17, 2025
I was immediately furloughed back to France, where I entered the Superior School of War and took my Staff Major brevet.
From True Stories of Crime From the District Attorney's Office by Train, Arthur Cheney
The Caribbean island’s Communist authorities are rationing dwindling fuel supplies, curtailing public transportation and furloughing workers.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 10, 2026
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
It also recently announced that it would be furloughing 270 pilots and downgrading around 140 captains to first officers.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 5, 2025
The work stoppages have disrupted supply chains, resulting in the three automakers furloughing and laying off thousands of non-striking workers.
From Reuters ● Oct. 27, 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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