Last Check for PA State Workers Until New Budget

Friday was the last payday for about 44,000 state employees because of the budget stalemate. They received about 20% of their usual paychecks. They won't be paid again until Pennsylvania has a new budget.
However, the ACBA federal credit union provided hundreds of state workers in Allegheny County with interest free loans to make up the difference in the paychecks. Under the Payless Paydays Program, workers who get the loans have 60 days after a new budget is in place to pay back the loans interest-free.
Unlike many state employees in California who are being forced to take furlough days, the Pennsylvania state employees will receive back pay for their work, once a budget is passed.