Guidance Issued on National Origin Discrimination
Following are questions and answers pertinent to the federal workplace accompanying new EEOC guidance regarding protections against discrimination based on …More
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Enter your email to subscribe free!Key Questions to Ask for Open Season Decisions
Following is a fact sheet from OPM on key questions that federal employees and retirees should ask when making benefits …More
Initiative to Hire Hispanics Produces Mixed Results
Following is the summary of a recent report by OPM on initiatives to increase the representation of Hispanics in the …More
Guidance Issued on Transition
Following are portions of a new OPM guide to the presidential transition process that pertain to career federal employees. Federal …More
Audit Criticizes OPM’s Retirement Customer Service
Following is a report from the OPM inspector general’s office on the level of customer service provided by the agency’s …More
Guidance Issued on Excused Absence for Voting
Following is a recent OPM memo to agencies regarding use of excused absence for federal employees to vote. This memorandum …More
Guidance Issued on Post-Employment Restrictions
Following is the portion of recent Office of Government Ethics guidance on post-employment restrictions applying to many federal employees; certain …More
OPM Cites Key Findings on Employee Benefits
Following is the summary of a recent report from OPM on federal employees’ views of their benefits, based on a …More
Better Understanding of Federal Employment Laws Needed, Says MSPB
Following is a summary of a recent MSPB report examining how well federal employees at all levels understand two key …More
MSPB Examines Proposed Personnel Reforms
Following is an article in a recent MSPB publication examining civil service reform proposals circulating in Congress. Thirty-eight years ago, …More
OPM Issues Guidance on Zika-Related Concerns
Following is a part of recent OPM guidance on concerns related to the Zika virus in the federal workforce. The …More
House Bill Targets VA Awards, Other Policies
Following is a summary prepared by the House of a bill affecting a range of personnel policies at the VA …More
EEOC Updates Guidance on Workplace Retaliation
Following is a summary of new guidance from the EEOC regarding how it enforces provisions of various laws protecting federal …More
New Guidance Issued on Weather Emergencies
Following is guidance from OPM on potential impacts of severe weather on federal personnel policies. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric …More
Divorce Orders Apply to FERS Supplement, OPM Decides
BACKGROUND Court Order Benefits (COB) requested guidance through the clearinghouse process on whether a qualifying court order can divide the …More
