Office of Personnel Management announced that federal employees may now receive up to four hours of administrative leave to vote and may now use up to four hours of administrative leave per year to serve as non-partisan poll workers or observers more…
62 Democratic Lawmakers Ask for 5.1% Federal Pay Raise in 2023
The request is higher than the White House’s proposal of 4.6% made last month and is supported by many federal employee groups more…
Legislation Would Prohibit TSP From Investing in Russia
If passed, the Terminating Securities from Putin (TSP) Act would bar the Federal Retirement Thrift Investment Board from establishing any Thrift Savings Plan funds that would include an investment of an entity based in Russia more…
House Passes Bill to Increase Catch-Up Contribution Limit and RMD Age for TSP Participants
If signed into law, the SECURE Act 2.0 would increase the required minimum distributions age and increase the limit on catch-up contributions to qualified employer-sponsored retirement plans such as the Thrift Savings Plan more…
How Current and Future Federal Retirees Could Be Affected by the Postal Service Reform Act of 2022
While the new law has no effect on current federal retirees’ health benefits participation and cost, federal benefits expert, Ed Zurndorfer, says chances are good that both current and future federal retirees will be affected by similar reforms in the near future more…
Federal Employee Groups Press for Higher 2023 Federal Pay Raise Than White House Recommended
While the groups support the White House’s recommendation of a 2023 federal pay raise of 4.6%, most are also pressing for a 5.1% increase more…
White House Budget Proposes 4.6% Federal Pay Raise for 2023
If implemented, this would be the largest pay increase for federal workers in 20 years more…
Short-Term Disability Insurance for Federal Employees Proposed in Legislation
If passed, federal employees could purchase the insurance at group rates but would be responsible for 100 percent of the premiums more…
Some Federal Employees Can Sign Up for COVID-19 Hazard Pay Lawsuit
Eligible affected federal employees can sign up for the suit on a website launched last week. more…
Federal Employees Could Sue Government Over Vaccine Mandate Under Proposed Legislation
If passed, the legislation would allow aggrieved individuals to seek damages — including both economic and noneconomic — for injuries sustained as a result of receiving a COVID–19 vaccine more…