State Employees Expected to Work Without Pay in Budget Impasse

The budget deadline is more than six weeks away, but Governor Rendell has notified nearly 80,000 state workers Wednesday by e-mail that they will stop receiving paychecks if there's a budget impasse – but they should still show up for work."I know that delayed pay would present a significant financial challenge for many of you," the governor wrote. "I wanted to provide you with as much advance notice as possible so that you might begin planning for this potential disruption."The state workers would get back pay after the budget passes.The deadline to pass the budget is June 30, but no budget has been passed on time since Rendell became governor.