Pay & Benefits
Biden Orders ‘Streamlined’ Loan Forgiveness Program for Feds
A weekly roundup of pay and benefits news.
Pay & Benefits
Democrats, Employee Groups Rally Around Social Security Reform Bill
Legislation with nearly 200 sponsors would change how annual cost of living adjustments are calculated, temporarily eliminate the controversial Windfall Elimination Provision, and restrict the agency’s ability to close field offices.
Pay & Benefits
What Needs to Happen for the 2022 Pay Raise, and More
A weekly roundup of pay and benefits news.
Workforce
GovExec Daily: Annual Leave and Essential Feds
Erich Wagner joins the podcast to discuss OPM's decision letting some feds carry over unused annual leave that exceeds the typical cap in January.
Pay & Benefits
OPM Director Reaffirms that Essential Feds Will Have Annual Leave Restored Due to COVID-19
Federal employees deemed essential to combatting the pandemic will again be able to carry over unused annual leave that exceeds the typical cap in January.
Pay & Benefits
Biden Signs Wildland Firefighter Pay Reform Into Law as Part of Infrastructure Package
Some federal wildland firefighters could see up to a $20,000 increase in base pay, and their positions will shift to a new “wildland firefighter” occupational series.
Workforce
GovExec Daily: Open Season Tips and Tricks
Consumers’ Checkbook's Kevin Moss joins the podcast to discuss feds and health insurance choices.
Benefits
Feds ... it is Open Season!!!
Feds: Open Season ends on Monday, Dec. 13, at midnight. Make sure you've done your research, and chosen your health insurance and related options for 2022.
Pay & Benefits
OPM to Propose Expanding Dental and Vision Benefits to More Federal Workers
In a new proposed rule, OPM would extend eligibility to temporary and part-time workers, as well as federal firefighters and other “intermittent” first responders.
Benefits
FEHBP: With premiums up 2.4%, feds, do your homework ...
OPM recently announced that employee premiums will rise an average of 2.4%—a modest increase. Federal employee advocates are advising feds to do a little homework to get the best deal.
Pay & Benefits
Bill to Provide Paid Family Leave for Feds Could Cost $20 Billion By 2027
Officials with the Congressional Budget Office warned that the actual price tag of providing feds with up to 12 weeks of paid family leave could vary widely from their estimate, depending on how much the new benefit is used.
Pay & Benefits
Biden Administration Makes Student Loan Forgiveness Program Easier to Use
A weekly roundup of pay and benefits news.
Management
GovExec Daily: Preparing Your Finances For the Next Shutdown
Financial analyst Clark Kendall joins the show to discuss how public servants should get ready for potential furloughs.
Pay & Benefits
Employee Groups React to Health Insurance Open Season Announcement
A weekly roundup of pay and benefits news.
Pay & Benefits
Feds Will Pay 3.8% More Toward Health Care Premiums Next Year
Cost growth stems largely from specialty drugs, treatments for chronic illnesses and the COVID-19 pandemic, insurers said, although federal workers will be impacted less than employees of other large organizations.
Pay & Benefits
OPM Adds Tribal School Workers to FEHBP, and More
A weekly roundup of pay and benefits news.
Benefits
LEO equity: Unions urge feds to push Congress
Federal employee unions and other labor advocates are pressing members to contact Congress to vote for H.R. 962 and companion Senate legislation, to correct a harsh unfairness built into law enforcement retirement and benefits. Currently, some feds get reasonable packages and others do not.
Pay & Benefits
OPM Announces Leave Transfer Program for Feds in Four States Following Hurricane Ida
Feds in Louisiana, Mississippi, New York and New Jersey could be able to take extra time off to recover from the storm.
Pay & Benefits
Feds to Receive Administrative Leave for Vaccinations
New guidance from the White House Safer Federal Workforce Task Force simplifies the process for federal employees to receive leave to get themselves or family members vaccinated.
Pay & Benefits