Pay & Benefits
Fired Whistleblower Receives $820K Settlement from Labor Department
OSHA employee was suspended with pay for two years before termination.
Pay & Benefits
Uncle Sam Scales Back on Bonuses
Federal employees received $332 million in awards in fiscal 2012, $106 million less than in fiscal 2011.
Pay & Benefits
Mail Carrier’s Scam Thwarted by Price Is Right Appearance
USPS employee pleads guilty to lying about on-the-job injury.
Pay & Benefits
Preserve CBP Overtime While Canceling Furloughs, Lawmaker Says
Overtime elimination is ‘window of opportunity for criminals,’ lawmaker says.
Pay & Benefits
Sequestration May be Slowing Momentum on Retirement Claims
Backlog is down, but progress is falling short of goals.
Pay & Benefits
Justice IG: U.S Marshals Overused Overtime Pay
One employee earned more in overtime than in base salary.
Pay & Benefits
MSPB Could Face ‘Unprecedented’ Wave of Furlough Appeals
Union encouraging members to challenge all furlough decisions.
Pay & Benefits
OPM Buyouts Could Threaten Progress on Retirement Claims Backlog
Nearly 300 employees, including some retirement claims workers, could voluntarily leave agency.
Pay & Benefits
OPM Issues Guidance on How to Partially Retire
Eligible employees will work half time and get half their retirement benefits.
Pay & Benefits
House Bill Would Give Military 1.8 Percent Pay Raise
Defense legislation includes more money for service members in 2014 than Obama proposal.
Pay & Benefits
Remember Not to Work for Contractors While on Furlough, Army Says
Furlough guidance cautions against conflicts of interest.
Pay & Benefits
Air Force Exempting Oklahoma Tornado Victims From Furloughs
It’s the ‘right thing to do,’ says Air Force Secretary Michael Donley.
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Feds Can Donate Leave to Tornado Victims
Obama directs OPM to establish emergency leave transfer for federal employees affected by Oklahoma disasters.
Pay & Benefits
Supreme Court Awards Fed’s Death Benefits to Ex-Wife, Despite Remarriage
Court says $124,558.03 in benefits must go to designated beneficiary, per federal statute.
Pay & Benefits
Treasury Suspends Investments Into G Fund
The retirement plan will be made whole, Secretary Lew says.
Pay & Benefits
TSP Funds Lose Momentum in May
International stocks fall, while other offerings grow modestly.
Pay & Benefits
NOAA Cancels Planned Employee Furloughs
Agency wins additional flexibility after deadly tornadoes.
Pay & Benefits
Unemployment Compensation for Furloughed Feds?
Some Navy workers have lumped their furloughs together to recover some lost pay.
Defense