Benefits
Feds like their perks, fueling recruitment, retention
Federal employees continue to rate their benefits highly, as revealed in the most recent Federal Employee Benefits Survey.
Management
House Defense Policy Bill Fixes Parental Leave Loopholes, Preserves Pentagon Collective Bargaining
The House version of the 2021 Defense authorization measure ensures all federal workers have access to the new benefit providing 12 weeks of paid parental leave, and it also standardizes locality pay between the General Schedule and Federal Wage System pay scales.
Pay & Benefits
Senate Defense Policy Bill Would Allow Pay Increases for a Few Federal Tech and Acquisition Jobs
The bill would also improve a recently enacted fix to tax regulations related to government-provided relocation expenses.
Management
White House Advisor Sought Legal Opinion to Allow Trump to Fire Anyone In Government
A recently published internal White House document from early in the Trump administration proved to be a road map for the White House’s efforts to weaken unions and cut federal employee pay and benefits.
Pay & Benefits
Senator Calls for New Opt-In Period for Military's Blended Retirement System, More Financial Literacy
A new bill from Sen. Patty Murray, D-Wash., would require service members to "affirmatively" choose between enrolling in the blended retirement system or a traditional military pension.
Pay & Benefits
TSP Outlines Impact of New Lifecycle Fund Implementation
Next week, officials at the federal government's 401(k)-style retirement savings program will begin offering lifecycle funds in five-year increments, moving the options in line with private sector counterparts.
Benefits
Some unused leave restored for essential pandemic workers
New regulations will allow workers designated essential during the coronavirus outbreak to have their unused leave restored.
Pay & Benefits
OPM: Some Feds' Leave Canceled Because of COVID-19 Will Be Restored
The federal government's HR agency said it will issue regulations allowing for agencies to restore federal workers' use-or-lose annual leave if it is canceled due to essential coronavirus response work.
Employee Policy
Same mission, different pay for National Guard
National Guard troops are usually are called up for domestic duty by governors, not by the Department of Defense, and — just as with other state workers — their pay and benefits vary widely even as they do similar jobs.
Pay & Benefits
A Guide to Pay and Benefits During Furloughs
A weekly roundup of pay and benefits news.
Benefits
Fund offers feds free masks, financial help
Federal employees who have contact with the public in their jobs or who are returning to their workplaces with fellow employees can get, on request, free washable cloth masks to help fight the spread of COVID-19.
Benefits
AFGE urges Congress to include labor priorities in defense appropriations bill
Priorities include preserving collective bargaining rights, granting paid family leave.
Pay & Benefits
Social Security Unions File Formal Complaints Over Lack of Emergency Sick Leave
More than two months after the deadline for all employers to offer workers pandemic-related emergency paid sick leave, three unions say the agency is violating the law.
Benefits
TSA, FDIC to offer early retirement options
The Transportation Security Administration and the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation plan to offer early retirement options to eligible employees.
Benefits
Union slams WH plans to cut workers’ comp
As the White House presses on with a plan to cut workers’ comp -- drastically, for many feds, the American Federation of Government Employees is firing back.
Benefits
Feds in high-risk jobs contracting COVID-19 cleared for workers’ comp
Feds working in high-risk, citizen-facing jobs who contract COVID-19 are facing a lower bar for workers’ comp approval, thanks to recent changes made by the Department of Labor to the claims process -- and a major union is expressing its approval.
Management
GovExec Daily: The Pandemic Divide Between Public and Private Sector Workers
Brian Michael, VP & GM Public Sector at Medallia and Sheri Petras, CEO at CFI Group, join the podcast to look at a survey on the ways employees are handling the COVID-19 .
Benefits
VA benefits backlog climbs as pandemic drags on
The backlog of initial claims for benefits has been rising in recent weeks, after holding steady amid the 100% telework posture of the Veterans Benefits Administration.
Employee Policy
Unions react to the HEROES Act proposal
Government-employee unions vowed to support the Democrats in the legislative fight to prevent massive jobs loss and protect essential workers.
Employee Policy