IRS Workers Are Pushing Back On Trump’s Call To Return To Work

By Tanya Christian As the government shutdown drags on, Internal Revenue Service (IRS) employees have been granted permission to skip out on work if they are experiencing financial hardship, reports the Washington Post. The announcement comes days after the White House ordered roughly 30,000 IRS employees back to work in order to avoid delays in […]

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