Workforce
GovExec Daily: The Latest Paid Leave Update
Erich Wagner joins the podcast to discuss the plan's advancement out of committee.
Pay & Benefits
TSP Signals It Will Offer Climate Friendly Options, and More
A weekly roundup of pay and benefits news.
Pay & Benefits
House Panel Advances Bill Providing Feds Paid Family Leave
Republicans question the methodology of a last-minute preliminary study by the Congressional Budget Office, despite the fact that CBO does not do full reports until bills are sent to the House floor.
Pay & Benefits
Paid Family Leave Deserves a Debate, Not Histrionics
It is possible to ask meaningful questions about the need for the program without attacking the federal workforce.
Pay & Benefits
More than 900 Social Security Employees Received Partial Paychecks, And Some Got Too Much
A union representing employees impacted by a payroll processing error has filed a grievance on their behalf demanding backpay and interest for any money that wasn’t paid to workers on time.
Pay & Benefits
SSA Promises ‘Partial Payments’ After Employees Report Zero-Dollar Pay Stubs
Officials at the Social Security Administration said roughly 900 employees were impacted by an unidentified mistake in payroll processing.
Benefits
COVID: GEHA offers $75 vaccine incentive
About 67 percent of the U.S. population over 18 is at least partially vaccinated against COVID-19. Now, yet another federal employee health insurer, the Government Employees Health Association (GEHA), is offering feds a financial incentive to get their shots.
Pay & Benefits
Lawmakers Spar Over Paid Family Leave for Feds
Democrats argue that the pandemic revealed the need for more expansive leave policies: Republicans dismissed the plan as an unnecessary “perk” for bureaucrats.
Pay & Benefits
OPM Announces a Special FSA Enrollment, and More
A weekly roundup of pay and benefits news.
Benefits
DOD's electronic health records rollout hits 30 percent completion
DOD has completed nearly one-third of its rollout of its new electronic health records system, with 42,000 active users in more than a dozen states.
Benefits
FEHBP: Vaccine incentives come to some plans
Blue Cross Blue Shield plans in FEHBP are offering a $50 incentive to member feds who get vaccinated.
Pay & Benefits
Bipartisan Bill Would Extend Feds’ Paid Parental Leave to Military Troops
Legislation would provide service members with 12 weeks of paid parental leave per year and would extend the benefit to scenarios involving miscarriages and stillbirths.
Management
House Panel Advances Bipartisan Postal Overhaul Measure, USPS Board Gets New Members
The Postal Service could finally win legislative fixes it has sought for 15 years.
Pay & Benefits
OPM Implements Paid COVID Leave for Feds, and More
A weekly roundup of pay and benefits news.
Management
House Democrats Say Title 5 Protections Would Fix TSA’s Morale, Retention Woes
Advocates say now is the time to grant airport screeners with the same protections enjoyed by the rest of the federal workforce, including their bosses.
Pay & Benefits
GovExec Daily: A New Leave Proposal for Feds
Erich Wagner joins the podcast to discuss a Senate bill that would give federal employees expanded leave for illness and other extenuating circumstances.
Pay & Benefits
Bill to Expand Paid Family Leave Benefits for Feds Introduced in Senate
Measure would grant federal workers up to 12 weeks of paid family leave for illnesses and other situations not covered under 2019 parental leave law.
Pay & Benefits
Lawmakers Push to Fix Controversial Tax Rule Affecting Federal Retirees
A new bill would set up a new formula to calculate how much retirees get in Social Security benefits if they also receive a defined benefit pension, in some cases replacing the controversial Windfall Elimination Provision.
Pay & Benefits
OPM Finalizes Rule Ensuring Feds Can Change Insurance During Shutdowns
During the 35-day government shutdown, some workers were unable to make changes to their health benefits because the employees responsible for processing those changes were furloughed.
Pay & Benefits