Reg Jones Expert’s View

During this health benefits Open Season (November 12 – December 10) if you are already enrolled in an FEHB plan, …More

On September 26, OPM announced that in 2019 the average enrollee share of premiums for current non-Postal employees and retirees …More

I had thought I’d never need to write another article about what happens when CSRS employees continue working beyond the …More

Two recent articles covered law enforcement and firefighter retirement benefits under FERS and under CSRS. These so-called “special category” employees …More

Well, it’s happened again. President Trump has again advocated freezing federal salary rates in January 2019. Earlier this year, he …More

OPM recently amended the Federal Employee Health Benefits program regulations to allow family members to be removed from existing self …More

Recently articles have looked at the importance of getting credit for all your periods of federal employment, attending a pre-retirement …More

Recently we have looked at the importance of getting credit for all your periods of federal employment, attending a pre-retirement …More

Last week I wrote about the importance of getting full credit for all your periods of federal employment. I went …More

If you already have the years and service needed to retire, this is the time of year when you may …More

Two of the less common but still important types of leave for certain employees are home leave and shore leave. …More

Have you ever been required to be in court either as a juror in a judicial proceeding? Or have you …More

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