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==Origin==
Dutch ''verlof'', [[literally]], [[permission]], from Middle Dutch, from ''ver''- for- + ''lof'' permission; akin to Middle High German ''loube'' permission
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/17th_century 1625]
==Definitions==
* a leave of absence from [[duty]] granted especially to a [[soldier]]; also : a [[document]] authorizing such a leave of absence
==Description==
In the United States a '''furlough''' (from Dutch: "verlof") is a temporary unpaid leave of some employees due to special needs of a company, which may be due to [[economic]] conditions at the specific employer or in the economy as a whole. These involuntary furloughs may be short or long term, and many of those affected may seek other temporary employment during that time.
In the United States, involuntary furloughs concerning federal [[government]] employees may be of a sudden and [[immediate]] [[nature]]. Such was the case in February 2010, when a single Senate objection prevented [[emergency]] funding measures from being implemented. As a result, 2000 federal workers for the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USDOT Department of Transportation] were immediately furloughed as of March 1, 2010. The longest such shutdown was December 16, 1995, to January 6, 1996, which affected all non-essential employees, shutting down a wide array of services including [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Institutes_of_Health National Institutes of Health], visa and passport processing, parks, and many others.
The United States Congress failed to pass a re-authorization of funding for the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Federal_Aviation_Administration Federal Aviation Administration], and as a result, furloughed about 4,000 workers at midnight on July 22, 2011.[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Furlough]
[[Category: General Reference]]
==Origin==
Dutch ''verlof'', [[literally]], [[permission]], from Middle Dutch, from ''ver''- for- + ''lof'' permission; akin to Middle High German ''loube'' permission
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/17th_century 1625]
==Definitions==
* a leave of absence from [[duty]] granted especially to a [[soldier]]; also : a [[document]] authorizing such a leave of absence
==Description==
In the United States a '''furlough''' (from Dutch: "verlof") is a temporary unpaid leave of some employees due to special needs of a company, which may be due to [[economic]] conditions at the specific employer or in the economy as a whole. These involuntary furloughs may be short or long term, and many of those affected may seek other temporary employment during that time.
In the United States, involuntary furloughs concerning federal [[government]] employees may be of a sudden and [[immediate]] [[nature]]. Such was the case in February 2010, when a single Senate objection prevented [[emergency]] funding measures from being implemented. As a result, 2000 federal workers for the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USDOT Department of Transportation] were immediately furloughed as of March 1, 2010. The longest such shutdown was December 16, 1995, to January 6, 1996, which affected all non-essential employees, shutting down a wide array of services including [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Institutes_of_Health National Institutes of Health], visa and passport processing, parks, and many others.
The United States Congress failed to pass a re-authorization of funding for the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Federal_Aviation_Administration Federal Aviation Administration], and as a result, furloughed about 4,000 workers at midnight on July 22, 2011.[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Furlough]
[[Category: General Reference]]
