US Government Shutdown Thread poster: Baran Keki
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Baran Keki 
Türkiye
Local time: 02:43
Member
English to Turkish
I wonder if anybody is having payment issues with US translation agencies due to government shutdown.
| | | | John Fossey
Canada
Local time: 19:43
Member (2008)
French to English
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| Shouldn't affect it | Jan 21, 2019 |
While the shutdown might have some effect on matters like Americans taking out new government-backed loans, it should not have any effect on payments, which are entirely managed by the private sector.
| | | | Liviu-Lee Roth
United States
Local time: 19:43
Romanian to English
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| Yes, it does | Jan 21, 2019 |
I am interpreting in federal courts and I have been warned that the payment will be delayed.
| | | | John Fossey
Canada
Local time: 19:43
Member (2008)
French to English
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| Public vs private clients | Jan 21, 2019 |
I was thinking about the OP's question about payment from US translation agencies. Of course, if your client is the government it would be concerning.
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Liviu-Lee Roth
United States
Local time: 19:43
Romanian to English
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| if the agency has a contract with the US government | Jan 21, 2019 |
John Fossey wrote:
I was thinking about the OP's question about payment from US translation agencies. Of course, if your client is the government it would be concerning.
If the agency has a contract with the US govt. payment may be impacted. However, the ramifications of the shutdown are much larger than it is acknowledged.
[Edited at 2019-01-21 21:08 GMT]
| | | | Baran Keki
Türkiye
Local time: 02:43
Member
English to Turkish
TOPIC STARTER | My situation | Jan 21, 2019 |
In my case, the translation agency is unable to pay me because they can't get paid by their client, which happens to be a government agency.
| | | | jyuan_us
United States
Local time: 19:43
Member (2005)
English to Chinese
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Baran Keki wrote:
In my case, the translation agency is unable to pay me because they can't get paid by their client, which happens to be a government agency.
You deserve to be paid on time whether your client can get paid by their clients on time or not.
Their being paid by their clients is not a precondition for them to pay you.
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Baran Keki
Türkiye
Local time: 02:43
Member
English to Turkish
TOPIC STARTER | IrinaN
United States
Local time: 18:43
English to Russian
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| As long as you are sure that this is indeed a government client | Jan 23, 2019 |
Hi Baran,
Have you worked with them before?
If so, and you are sure about the origin of the job, you may indeed experience a delay but no worries - no agency subcontracted by the US government would ever dare to stiff its vendors. Which, on the other hand, is a guarantee for them that they will get paid eventually and should be able to fulfill their obligations to you. Government contracts come with nice advances and the agency should be fairly sizeable if not in staff,... See more Hi Baran,
Have you worked with them before?
If so, and you are sure about the origin of the job, you may indeed experience a delay but no worries - no agency subcontracted by the US government would ever dare to stiff its vendors. Which, on the other hand, is a guarantee for them that they will get paid eventually and should be able to fulfill their obligations to you. Government contracts come with nice advances and the agency should be fairly sizeable if not in staff, then in projects and portfolio so their excuse sounds pretty lame for a government subcontractor.
The ripple effect is quite wide indeed; for example, in just 2 weeks I may end up with a temp badge instead of one of my permanent ones which is about to expire, and keep receiving daily paper badges until the shutdown ends plus a few days.
On the other hand, it's getting increasingly hard to outsource government-funded jobs to non-US citizens residing abroad. In fact, to the best of my knowledge it is nearly impossible nowadays. All private government subcontractors are obligated to provide a list of their vendors to the hiring government agency and explain why they couldn't find anyone inside the US borders. Regardless of the qualifications, which in your case seem to be nothing short of perfect.
Let's hope that this is not a newly invented excuse for certain US agencies. ▲ Collapse
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