Home Business U.S. government advises workers on staving off creditors amid shutdown Business U.S. government advises workers on staving off creditors amid shutdown By Genpie - December 27, 2018 165 0 Facebook Twitter Google+ Pinterest WhatsApp As a partial shutdown of the U.S. government stretched into its sixth day, the agency that oversees the federal workforce offered advice on staving off creditors to the estimated 800,000 employees who could be affected by a lapse in pay.