The Fresno Economic Opportunities Commission plans to furlough over 600 employees two months from now — indefinitely — citing a lapse in federal funding to its programs during the now record-length federal government shutdown.
The Fresno EOC furloughs, which would affect 639 staff at over 40 centers across Fresno County, kick in Jan. 1, according to a copy of a letter to affected employees obtained by Fresnoland.
During that time, “employees will not receive pay,” the organization’s CEO Steven R. Lewis says in the letter dated Oct. 31 — and it’s unclear how long that would last…