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If you are a federal employee whose appointment isn’t limited to one year, under 5 U.S.C. 6323(a) you are entitled …More

Last week we looked at the optional and mandatory uses of leave without pay (LWOP). This time let’s go over …More

Recent articles have covered two kinds of paid leave you earn while an employee: annual leave and sick leave. Let’s …More

Last week we covered annual leave, now let’s take a look at sick leave. The original purpose of sick leave …More

Last week we wrote about what will happen to your unused annual leave when you retire or otherwise separate from …More

There many kinds of leave available to federal employees and it’s worth tackling them one by one. Let’s start with …More

Recent articles have focused on the impact of certain life events on health benefits; now let’s look at their impact …More

Last week I wrote about the FEHB benefits available to federal employees, retirees, and their survivors. This time I want …More

Last week I wrote about how survivor benefits are affected if you marry, divorce or die. Let’s take a look …More

Last week we covered retirement rules governing law enforcement officers and firefighters under CSRS. Let’s take a look at those …More

The rules governing Law Enforcement Officer and Firefighter retirement are different from those of other employees. Following is a summary …More

If you ever worked for the federal government in a job that didn’t let you participate in the retirement system, …More

OPM recently announced a new expedited process to speed the review and approval of retirement cases where an employee has …More

Sick leave is one of the best benefits ever given to federal employees. As the name suggests, it was originally …More

Last week I wrote about leave accrual, carry over and cashing in when you retire. In short, when you retire …More

One of the benefits of federal employment is the fact that you can earn annual leave and use it for …More

The Trump administration has signaled interest in eliminating sick leave as a separate category and instead combining it with annual …More

Life events such as getting married, divorced or a new child impact your federal employee benefits. But what happens to …More

Life events such as marriage or the birth of a child impact your federal benefits in important ways. This article …More

Last week I wrote about the benefits available to the spouses of federal employees and retirees, and how to get …More

Planning ahead for life events will save you a lot of headaches in the future. In this series of articles …More

Quite a few of you retired at the end of 2017. And some of you are already working at another …More

One of the best benefits provided to federal retirees is the annual cost-of living adjustment. COLAs are based on a …More

Last week I wrote about the financial difference between having your annuity calculated under the current high-3 formula or the …More

The idea of basing federal retirement annuities on the highest five consecutive years of average basic pay, rather than three …More