The proposed bill also includes several other changes related to employee-sponsored retirement savings plans and IRAs more…
Recent Articles
OPM Provides More Details on FEHB Changes for 2021
The Office of Personnel Management issued further details on the health plans for 2021 in addition to the premium rates announcement earlier this month more…
Lawmakers Propose Emergency Increase for 2021 COLA
In response to the announcement of a 1.3% cost-of-living adjustment for 2021, two lawmakers have introduced emergency legislation calling to increase next year’s COLA more…
Medicare & Federal Employees: Enrolling in Medicare and Medigap Insurance
Federal benefits expert, Ed Zurndorfer, discusses how federal employees enroll in Medicare — and the relationship between Federal Employee Health Benefits (FEHB) program health insurance and Medigap policies more…
COVID-19 Won’t Delay 2020 Federal Benefits Open Season, OPM Says
The 2020 federal benefits open season will take place as scheduled according to a recent statement from the Office of Personnel Management more…
Medicare & Federal Employees – Part I: Programs Offered and Expenses Paid
Federal benefits expert, Ed Zurndorfer, discusses the programs offered and expenses covered plus how federal retirees can benefit by being enrolled in Medicare together with their Federal Employees Health Benefits program insurance more…
Payroll Tax Deferral Would Be Optional for Federal Employees Under Proposed Bill
If passed, the legislation would require federal employees to opt-in to the program in writing rather than being automatically enrolled more…
House Passes Bill to Protect Federal Employees Returning to Offices Amid COVID-19
The legislation would require each federal agency to publish online a plan to reopen a federal office building at least 30 days prior to the return of federal employees more…
All Federal Employees Can Carry Over Unused Leave Under Proposed Legislation
If passed, the Federal Worker Leave Fairness Act allow all federal employees to carry over the leave they have accrued when a national pandemic prevents employees from taking time off of work more…
A Low COLA and Higher Medical Costs Could Mean Double Whammy for FEHB and Medicare Premiums
Federal benefits expert, Ed Zurndorfer, explains the double whammy to federal retirees of a low COLA and higher medical costs — and how there may be some relief in Congress that could minimize the problem more…