The email from the Labor Department, sent to California, Alaska, Hawaii, Oregon, Nevada, Idaho, Washington and Arizona on Wednesday, cited an October 2013 memo that said “excepted” employees who continue to work full-time during a shutdown may not be eligible for unemployment benefits if states determine they are still fully employed. It included two additional memos that provided guidance on the mechanics of the benefits in regard to the 2013 federal shutdown, which lasted 16 days.
Source: latimes.com – Los Angeles Times