The program offers a one-time, no-interest loan in the amount of $700 to help workers keep up with their expenses, however, the loan is required to be repaid after the shutdown ends.
Maryland Gov. Wes Moore is making the federal employees affected by the 2025 government shutdown a top priority by establishing a Federal Shutdown Loan Program through the Department of Labor, Fox 45 News reported.
As Moore refers to the shutdown — now in its eighth day — as “a time when the federal government is stepping back from its most basic obligations,” the governor said “Maryland is stepping up to protect our people” with a program that will provide financial resources to state residents defined as “excepted” federal employees. Federal employees under that statute are required to keep working during the shutdown without getting a pay check…