Workforce
Tell Us About Your Experience With The Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program
We’re looking for readers who want to share their experiences with the Education Department's debt relief.
Retirement
Life insurance for retirees
The rules and options for continuing your coverage into retirement.
Benefits
Employee group calls for federal abortion leave, post-Roe ...
The Department of Justice Gender Equity Network asked the administration to authorize paid leave in cases where federal employees need to travel across state lines to receive abortion services.
Pay
A few feds might qualify for a bigger tax refund, from Trump Social Security deferral
The IRS sent out a notice that some might need to file an amended return, but most federal employees don’t need to worry about it.
Pay & Benefits
Employee Group Calls for Federal Abortion Leave After Roe v. Wade is Overturned
The Department of Justice Gender Equity Network asked the administration to authorize paid leave in cases where federal employees need to travel across state lines to receive abortion services.
Pay & Benefits
A Few Feds Might Be Eligible for a Bigger Tax Refund from Trump’s Social Security Tax Deferral
The IRS sent out a notice that some might need to file an amended return, but most federal employees don’t need to worry about it.
Pay
Bill would standardize fed retiree COLAs
A bill pending in Congress would provide FERS and CSRS retirees the same cost of living increases, as an annual percentage.
Pay & Benefits
A Bill to Standardize Federal Retiree Cost of Living Raises, and More
A weekly roundup of pay and benefits news.
Pay & Benefits
The Public Service Student Loan Forgiveness Flood Gates Have Opened
A weekly roundup of pay and benefits news.
Benefits
Agencies ease disability benefits rules for feds
The Biden administration is making it easier for some government employees and military vets to get disability benefits for certain chronic conditions, as reported in a weekly roundup of pay and benefits news.
Pay & Benefits
Agencies Ease Disability Benefits Rules for Feds, and More
A weekly roundup of pay and benefits news.
Pay & Benefits
VA Will Provide Presumptive Disability Coverage to Vets with Respiratory Cancers
Veterans who have developed any number of nine rare cancers associated with burn pits will no longer have to prove that their conditions were caused during their service overseas.
Workforce
Paid Family Leave Is Good for Moms and Baby Brains
Nearly 80% of US workers don't receive paid family leave, leaving them having to choose between earning a paycheck or bonding with their newborns.
Retirement
When to leave to maximize your lump sum annual leave payment
Federal retirement expert Tammy Flanagan details the best dates to retire in the coming years to get the most out of what you’re owed for unused time off.
Pay & Benefits
It's Now Easier for Federal Firefighters to File for Workers Comp
For an array of chronic illnesses that have been linked with firefighting as a profession, federal firefighters will no longer have to prove precisely what incident caused their ailment.
Pay & Benefits
Feds Can Now Donate to Ukraine Relief Efforts Directly From Their Paychecks
Between now and June 30, federal workers can pledge to donate to thousands of charities working on relief efforts in Ukraine as part of a special round of the Combined Federal Campaign.
Employee Policy
OPM: Better data-tracking and benefits education to improve equity
The report by OPM—the federal government HR agency—was one of more than 90 equity action plans released last week by the administration.
Workforce
