You can't volunteer your labor for a for-profit or government agency[1]. It violates the Fair Labor Standards Act. And you're thinking under the assumption thes

You can't volunteer your labor for a for-profit or government agency[1]. It violates the Fair Labor Standards Act. And you're thinking under the assumption these employees are on a mandatory vacation. That isn't the case. They are all furloughed. Doing side projects and fun jobs doesn't guarantee them any compensation. In fact, to get the money from the missded days is going to require another act of Congress to authorize backpay. It's a really shitty time to be a government employee. [1]http://smallbusiness.chron.com/labor-laws-volunteering-workplace-25747.html http://smallbusiness.chron.com/labor-laws-volunteering-workp...