Raise, Leave, Other Policies at Stake in Logjam of Bills Needing Action Soon
Final passage last week of an infrastructure bill completed work in Congress on one of the major pieces of legislation …More
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With COVID Vaccination Deadline Behind, Unexplored Territory Ahead
With the deadline for federal employees to be vaccinated against COVID-19 now behind, federal employees—and agencies—have moved into the unexplored …More
Open Season Offers Choices under FEHB, FEDVIP, FSAs
The annual federal benefits open season now started and running through December 13 provides an opportunity to make changes in …More
One TSP Investment Limit Increasing, Other Unchanged
The IRS has raised the standard investment limit for the TSP and other 401(k) type retirement savings plans to $20,500 …More
As Vaccination Deadline Nears, So Does Potential Discipline – but Maybe Not Right Away
Just days remaining before the deadline for federal employees to receive a Coronavirus vaccination under the mandate and disciplinary actions …More
Debate Continues over Exceptions; Model Religious Exception Request Form Is Revised
The debate over exceptions to the Biden administration’s Coronavirus vaccine mandate for federal employees is continuing up to the deadline …More
DoD Sets Deadline for Requesting Exceptions, Outlines Procedures for Weighing Them
DoD has set a general deadline of next Monday (November 8) for its employees to request exceptions from the Coronavirus …More
Vaccine: EEOC Addresses Limits of ‘Reasonable Accommodation’ Requirements
The EEOC has updated and expanded its guidance on accommodating employees — including federal workers — that object to workplace …More
Guidance Issued on Missing Vaccination Records, Leave for Booster Shots
Federal employees who are making “good faith” efforts to produce missing records of their vaccination against the Coronavirus should not …More
Paid Family Leave Restored to Key Spending Bill; IRS Staffing Hike Also Included
Just days after dropping it, the House has restored a provision to provide additional paid leave for personal and family …More
October Returns a Treat for TSP Investors
All three stock-oriented TSP funds posted strong gains in October, led by the common stock C fund, up 7 percent, …More
VA, DoD Outline Approaches to Enforcing Vaccine Mandate
The two largest departments, the DoD and the VA, have separately started rolling out details on how they will enforce …More
Additional Guidance Issued on Qualifying as Vaccinated
The Biden administration has issued additional guidance on qualifying as vaccinated under its Coronavirus mandate for federal employees, as well …More
Workplace Safety Policies Now More Complete, Consistent, Says GAO
Biden administration guidance has made the safety policies for employees working onsite more complete and more consistent than they were …More
Agencies Told to Highlight Unions, Labor Rights to Current, Incoming Employees
OPM has told agencies to highlight information about the existence of unions and labor rights in the federal workplace to …More
Labor Memos Underscore Change of Direction under Biden
New instructions to agencies to highlight union rights to their employees once again underscore the change of direction from the …More
House Panel Criticizes CBP Response to Offensive Postings by Employees
Many CBP agents who participated in employee-only social media accounts containing racist and sexist images and statements ultimately received softer …More
Prospects for 2.7 Percent Fed Raise Advance a Step
The prospects for a 2.7 percent federal employee pay raise in January have advanced another step, with release of a …More
Impact of Vaccine Mandate for Feds to Be Felt Soon; VA Potential Bellwether
With several deadlines now passed and others just ahead, the Coronavirus vaccination mandate will soon have direct impacts on individual …More
Side Effects of Vaccination to Be Covered under FECA
Federal employees who suffer side effects when being vaccinated against the Coronavirus under the Biden administration’s mandate can submit claims …More
Key Benefits Interest Rate Holds Steady
The Treasury Department has announced that the interest rate charged on payments needed to capture credit for service toward federal …More
CBO Projects Low Use of Buyouts at DoD
The Congressional Budget Office has projected that the Defense Department will offer 6,400 buyouts over a four-year period—out of a …More
Representative Payee Rules Finalized; Wider FEDVIP Eligibility Proposed
OPM has finalized rules to carry out changes enacted last year regarding “representative payees,” who receive payments such as federal …More
Postal Employee Dissatisfaction High by Several Measures, Says IG
An inspector general report has said that dissatisfaction among Postal Service employees is high by several measures, including the agency’s …More
Most Federal Employees Believe Their Work Makes a Difference, Says MSPB
More than half of federal employees “have high confidence in their ability to perform their work tasks effectively and make …More
Another Deadline Lies Not Far Ahead on Agency Funding, Debt Ceiling Issues
The reprieve from a standoff over the federal debt ceiling leaves another deadline to deal with the issue that will …More
Deadlines Starting to Arrive on Vaccine Mandate
Deadlines are fast approaching under the Biden administration’s Coronavirus vaccine mandate for federal employees, leaving likely several hundred thousand employees …More
Medical Exception to Vaccine Mandate Better Defined than Religious One
Of the two possible grounds for an exception from the Coronavirus vaccine mandate for federal employees, the grounds for one …More
Claims of Covid Infections from Federal Worksites at 14,000 thru March
Nearly 14,000 workers’ compensation claims, including 228 death claims, were filed during the first 14 months of the pandemic claiming …More
Use of Personal Social Media Accounts for Agency Business Risky, OGE Says
The Office of Government Ethics has warned federal agencies against gathering information or touting themselves through their employees’ personal social …More
