The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission announced Tuesday that workers will no longer be required to take a day off at the end of the month due to a lack of funds.

“Through the combined efforts of the Office of the Chief Financial Officer, EEOC senior leadership, and EEOC staff, the agency has achieved sufficient savings to avoid a furlough on August 30, 2024,” Chairwoman Charlotte A. Burrows said in a statement. “I am grateful to EEOC staff for their patience throughout this process and their continued commitment to protecting the civil rights of America’s workers.”

The EEOC had told employees that a one-day leave of absence was possible due to a budget shortfall caused largely by the 5.2 percent pay increase for federal employees without a corresponding increase in funding for the agency.

The agency had previously announced that it had restricted hiring, cut travel and postponed long-term projects to achieve savings.

Burrows did not elaborate on where the savings came from that avoided short-time working, but previously promised to “continue to look for alternative sources of savings” as well as to increase efficiency and achieve further cost savings for the agency.

Congress provided the EEOC with $455 million for fiscal year 2024, the same amount as fiscal year 2023. Looking ahead, the House bill for fiscal year 2025 would cut funding to $420 million, while the Senate measure would provide the agency with the $488.2 million requested.

Due to budget cuts resulting from the freeze, the EEOC required employees to take five days of unpaid leave in 2013.