Pay & Benefits

200K Postal Workers Would See Pay Raises, Benefit Cuts Under New Labor Contract

Union will vote on ratification later this year.

Pay & Benefits

A Story of Skyrocketing Premiums

Here’s why it’s important to do an annual benefits checkup.

Pay & Benefits

Bipartisan Senate Group Unveils New Bill to Speed Up VA Firing, Bonus Recoupment

Reforms come just after court deemed previous reform effort unconstitutional.

Pay & Benefits

Retirement Requests Drop, Union Lobbies Ivanka Trump for Paid Parental Leave and More

A weekly round-up of pay and benefits news.

Pay & Benefits

Weather Service Employees File Unfair Labor Charge Over Restrictions on Social Media Use

The restrictions harm efforts to improve working conditions, union says.

Management

The Dismissed EPA Advisers Had Nothing to Do With Regulation

"It’s a very apolitical board—we never discussed politics."

Pay & Benefits

How Unions Hope to Protect Their Members Amid Upcoming Agency Reforms

Employee advocates urge management to consult with them early on in the reorganization process, but there is no legal obligation to do so.

Pay & Benefits

OPM Is Ready, but No Agencies Have Requested Separation Incentive Authority Yet

OPM has a team in place to quickly process requests that may come in.

Pay & Benefits

Federal Court Upholds Ruling That Working Capital Fund Employees Can Be Furloughed

Agencies have "broad discretion to take actions to control spending," appeals judges say.

Pay & Benefits

Lawmakers Renew Effort to Give TSA Screeners Civil Service Protections

Transportation security officers were exempt from Title 5 protections at establishment of agency.

Pay & Benefits

Life Changes and Benefits Changes

How to navigate the process of assessing your benefits options when life intervenes.

Pay & Benefits

Shutdown Threat Deferred, Uber Rides Reimbursed and More

A weekly roundup and pay and benefits news.

Pay & Benefits

Transparency Groups Protest White House Lack of Reporting on Staff Pay

Letter to Congress comes as ethics office presses Trump team for waiver count.

Management

Trump: Country Needs 'a Good Shutdown' in September

White House officials have repeatedly said a shutdown is never a desired outcome.

Pay & Benefits

TSP Grows Across All Funds in April

International stocks perform the best for the month.

Pay & Benefits

Leave Calculations

As your retirement date approaches, there are several considerations to keep in mind about usage of sick leave and annual leave.

Pay & Benefits

Officials Debate Implications of CBO Pay Report

Your weekly dose of pay and benefits news.

Pay & Benefits

Overall Public-Private Sector Compensation Gap Has Widened, CBO Finds

Analysis notes comparisons are difficult.

Pay & Benefits

TSP Director Resigns After a Decade on the Job

The governing board appointed Ravindra Deo to replace Greg Long on an acting basis.

Pay & Benefits

Should You Take a Buyout?

With agencies under orders to downsize, it’s becoming more than a hypothetical question.