Pay & Benefits
OPM Has Authorized Another Round of Paid Leave For Feds to Get COVID-19 Boosters
As part of the Biden administration’s efforts to encourage Americans to receive the latest COVID-19 booster, federal workers will get up to four hours of paid leave for the shot.
Benefits
Podcast: Feds will pay more toward health care premiums
On our partner site GovExec's podcast, Erich Wagner discusses the rising Federal Employees Health Benefits Program premiums.
Benefits
Feds will pay 8.7% more toward health care premiums next year
OPM said increased use of health care services, as the COVID-19 pandemic has waned, has led to the sharpest uptick in health insurance premiums in more than a decade.
Workforce
GovExec Daily: Feds Will Pay More Toward Health Care Premiums This Coming Year
Erich Wagner joins the podcast to discuss Federal Employees Health Benefits Program premiums.
Pay & Benefits
More than 100 Lawmakers Urge the Biden Administration To Extend Public Service Loan Forgiveness Waivers
Although the Education Department has proposed regulations to make permanent many provisions of a temporary waiver program aimed at making the popular program easier to navigate, those rules won’t take effect until next year.
Pay & Benefits
Federal Employees Will Pay 8.7% More Toward Health Care Premiums Next Year
The Office of Personnel Management said increased use of health care services as the COVID-19 pandemic has waned has led to the sharpest uptick in health insurance premiums in more than a decade.
Benefits
OPM approves multiple emergency leave transfer programs
The news from the Office of Personnel Management comes as part of a regular roundup of pay and benefits news.
Pay
Federal judge allows fed to pursue overtime backpay from training
A lawsuit challenges regulations from OPM that dictate federal employees cannot receive overtime pay in connection with entry-level job training.
Pay & Benefits
A Federal Judge Will Allow a Federal Worker to Pursue Overtime Backpay From Training
A lawsuit challenges regulations from the Office of Personnel Management that state that federal employees cannot receive overtime pay in connection with entry-level job training.
Pay & Benefits
OPM Approves Multiple Emergency Leave Transfer Programs
A weekly roundup of pay and benefits news.
Pay
Your guide to pay and benefits during a shutdown
Although lawmakers are loath to let appropriations lapse ahead of an election, complications remain over permitting reform and other measures expected to be included in legislation to keep the government open.
Pay & Benefits
Your Guide to Pay and Benefits During a Shutdown
Although lawmakers are loath to let appropriations lapse ahead of an election, complications remain over permitting reform and other measures expected to be included in legislation to keep the government open.
Pay
Locality pay tweaks, possible Social Security changes—and more
These news items come as part of a weekly roundup of pay and benefits developments ...
Employee Policy
Deployed FEMA responders will receive new job protections now, after much-hailed reform
Officials say the change will help retain key personnel and avoid staffing crises.
Employee Policy
Survey: More than 1 in 3 government employees haven’t taken a vacation in a year
Public sector employees cite the cost of taking time off as a key reason why they aren’t vacationing.
Benefits
Lawmakers are urging OPM to beef up feds’ fertility benefits
Democrats in both chambers of Congress bemoaned the abridged—and often expensive—coverage of treatments such as in vitro fertilization in the Federal Employees Health Benefits Program.
Pay & Benefits
Lawmakers Are Urging OPM to Beef up Feds’ Fertility Benefits
Democrats in both chambers of Congress bemoaned the abridged—and often expensive—coverage of treatments such as in vitro fertilization in the Federal Employees Health Benefits Program.
Employee Policy
Do some 9/11 responders have a new kind of dementia?
World Trade Center responders who have PTSD may have a new, specific form of dementia, a new study suggests.
Employee Policy
The Biden Administration ends COVID-19 testing aimed at unvaccinated workers
Employees across the federal workforce will soon face the same safety protocols regardless of vaccination status.
Financial Planning