If passed, the Federal Adjustment of Income Rates (FAIR) Act would provide federal employees with a 4.1% across-the-board raise plus an average 1% increase in locality pay more…
Deadline Approaches for Required Minimum Distributions (RMDs)
Required minimum distributions from many retirement savings plans and individual retirement accounts must usually be taken by Dec. 31. FAQs and other resources are provided more…
Proposed Legislation Would Expand Social Security, Repeal GPO and WEP
If passed the “Social Security 2100: A Sacred Trust” bill would increase Social Security benefits, improve the cost-of-living adjustment (COLA) calculation, and change and repeal the Windfall Elimination Provision (WEP) and Government Pension Offset (GPO) more…
Legislation Would Reform Social Security’s Windfall Elimination Provision
If passed, the “Equal Treatment of Public Servants Act of 2021″ would permanently replace the Windfall Elimination Provision (WEP) for those affected with a new formula for calculating Social Security benefits more…
Medicare & Retirement: What Federal Employees Need to Know – Part V
Federal benefits expert, Ed Zurndorfer, answers this Medicare question: If a federal employee or retiree travels outside the US, will they be covered for unexpected health care expenses for illness or accidents? more…
Legislation Introduced to End Vaccine Mandate for Federal Employees
If passed, the Stop Vaccine Mandates Act would repeal President Biden’s Executive Order which mandates vaccines for federal employees and federal contractors more…
OPM Issues Instructions on Federal Employee Pay, Leave and Holidays in Case of Government Shutdown on Oct. 1
The White House has started preparations for a possible partial government shutdown by providing instructions for federal agencies more…
Legislation Reintroduced to Prevent Government Shutdown
A government shutdown could be looming because federal funding runs out on September 30 more…
FEGLI Premium Rates Are Changing Oct. 1, 2021
Changes will be made to Federal Employees’ Group Life Insurance premium rates for employee Basic Insurance, Option A (most age bands), Option B (most age bands), Option C (most age bands), and Post-Retirement Basic Insurance more…
New Federal Holiday Proposed
If the proposed bill is passed, it would honor civil rights leader Rosa Parks by designating December 1 as a new federal holiday more…