Yes they are paid. Some employees are not allowed to work, but when the budget is signed they all get back pay. Roger C.
All about scaring and pissing of the public--- Last shut down I was fishing on the Nomekagon national scenic river in northern Wisconsin --Pulled in to the boat landing only to find the pit toilets dead bolted shut with new metal sighs -- Saying due to the government shut down these bathroom are closed.- The fancy locks and metal sighs cost more than a years worth of toilet paper.