A Look at What’s Included in Annual Leave Payouts
Last week I wrote about leave accrual, carry over and cashing in when you retire. In short, when you retire …More
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Annual Leave Accrual, Carry Over, and Cashing in
One of the benefits of federal employment is the fact that you can earn annual leave and use it for …More
Is a Leave Change in the Wind?
The Trump administration has signaled interest in eliminating sick leave as a separate category and instead combining it with annual …More
What happens to your federal employee benefits when you die?
Life events such as getting married, divorced or a new child impact your federal employee benefits. But what happens to …More
What to do if you Get Divorced as a Federal Employee
Life events such as marriage or the birth of a child impact your federal benefits in important ways. This article …More
Planning Ahead – Birth or Adoption of a Child
Last week I wrote about the benefits available to the spouses of federal employees and retirees, and how to get …More
Marriage and Your Federal Benefits
Planning ahead for life events will save you a lot of headaches in the future. In this series of articles …More
Social Security Earnings Limit
Quite a few of you retired at the end of 2017. And some of you are already working at another …More
COLAS Now and Maybe Then
One of the best benefits provided to federal retirees is the annual cost-of living adjustment. COLAs are based on a …More
The Special Retirement Supplement
Last week I wrote about the financial difference between having your annuity calculated under the current high-3 formula or the …More
High-3 vs. High-5
The idea of basing federal retirement annuities on the highest five consecutive years of average basic pay, rather than three …More
Sick Leave
On January 8, those of you who had annual leave hours that exceeded the maximum allowed by law (in most …More
Lump-sum Annual Leave Payments
I’m writing this for those of you who have just made the leap from employment into retirement. About now you …More
Asking for a Refund
The turn of a year is a common point not only to retire but also to make a career change, …More
The CSRS Maximum Annuity
There are still a lot of employees covered by CSRS, many of them determined to keep on working until they …More
Fighting for Your Benefits
It’s December 13th. Near the end of a calendar year, only a couple of weeks away from the end of the leave …More
End of Year Annual Leave
At the end of each year, readers start asking me if they can burn off their unused annual leave. In …More
Carrying FEHB Coverage into Retirement
As the end of the year approaches, some of you are thinking seriously about retiring. In fact, a few of …More
Is a Medigap Policy Right for You?
A Medigap plan is designed to fill in benefit gaps in Medicare coverage. While every state has a standardized Medigap …More
Things to Think About During Open Season
Last week I talked about the kick-off of the 2018 Federal Employees Health Benefits Open Season and encouraged you to …More
