Pay & Benefits
The Case for Waiting to Retire
Even for those who’ve decided they want to go next year and are at the higher end of the pay scale, it can pay to be patient.
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Higher TSP Contributions Kick In, and More
A weekly roundup of pay and benefits news.
Pay & Benefits
GovExec Daily: The State of the Payroll Tax Deferral
Erich Wagner joins the podcast to discuss the latest pay and benefits news.
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Lawmakers Revive Push to Make Feds’ Payroll Tax Deferral Optional
The effort to pressure the Trump administration into allowing federal employees to opt out of the controversial initiative to delay collection of Social Security taxes until next year is now bipartisan.
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Lawmakers Introduce Bill to Protect All Feds’ Leave Following COVID
Although OPM’s current policy only waives the 30-day annual leave cap for essential employees who are unable to use their leave due to their duties responding to the coronavirus pandemic, Democrats in Congress want to extend the waiver to all federal workers.
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Rethinking Retirement During a Pandemic
It’s clear that fewer people are moving on this year, which isn’t exactly a surprise.
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TSP Funds Hit the Skids in September
After months of gains, most of the portfolios in the federal government’s 401(k)-style retirement savings program ended September in the red.
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Voting Flexibilities for Feds, and a TSA Leave Bill
A weekly roundup of pay and benefits news.
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Feds’ Most Valuable (and Perhaps Undervalued) Benefit
And how not to lose it in retirement.
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Federal Judge Reaffirms USPS Must Approve Overtime in Run Up to Election
Postal Service has faced five consecutive losses in lawsuits challenging Louis DeJoy's reforms.
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More Feds Subject to Mandatory Payroll Tax Deferral Than Initially Thought
The National Treasury Employees Union on Friday said that the Trump administration failed to clarify that the controversial initiative applies to those making $4,000 or less after several pre-tax deductions, not their gross pay.
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Biden Vows to Raise Federal Employees' Pay and Protect Benefits
In a questionnaire published by the National Active and Retired Federal Employees Association, the former vice president said he would abandon efforts by the Trump administration to force federal workers to contribute more to their defined benefit retirement accounts.
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USPS Refuses to Comply With Judge's Order to Allow All Overtime Before Election
The Postal Service has agreed to other measures to ensure timely delivery of ballots and other mail.
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Best Dates to Retire Q&A
A look at the details of what makes one day better than another.
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No Payroll Tax Deferral for Postal Workers, and More
A weekly roundup of pay and benefits news.
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GovExec Daily: The Future of Pay and Benefits Under Trump or Biden
Erich Wagner joins the podcast to discuss how the two major-party candidates would approach the federal workforce if elected.
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GovExec Daily: What are the Best Dates for Feds to Retire?
Tammy Flanagan joins the podcast to discuss her annual column on the best times for public servants to retire.
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Best Dates to Retire 2021
Our annual look at the optimum days to bid farewell to a career in government.
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TSP to Increase Default Contributions, and More
A weekly roundup of pay and benefits news.
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