Pay & Benefits
What Needs to Happen for the 2022 Pay Raise, and More
A weekly roundup of pay and benefits news.
Management
Labor Dept Issues Final Rule Requiring Federal Contractors to Pay $15 Minimum Wage
The ruling is expected to impact 327,300 workers.
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: The Pay Raise Moves Forward Again
Erich Wagner joins the podcast to discuss pay and benefits news.
Pay & Benefits
House Lawmakers Introduce Bill to Overhaul Federal Firefighter Pay, Benefits
Under a new bipartisan bill, federal wildland firefighters would make at least $20 per hour.
Pay & Benefits
Senate Appropriators Endorse Biden’s 2.7% Pay Raise for Feds in 2022
Spending bills unveiled by Senate Democrats Monday were silent on the issue of federal employee compensation, potentially clearing the way for President Biden’s plan.
Pay & Benefits
Career Prosecutors Continue Push for Pay Equity
According to Justice Department statistics, only 65% of assistant U.S. attorneys are paid equivalent to a GS-15 or above, while the attorney corps at several other subcomponents are over 90% GS-15s.
Workforce
GovExec Daily: Biden Makes the Pay Raise Number Official
Erich Wagner joins the podcast to discuss the 2022 pay figure for feds.
Pay & Benefits
Biden Formalizes Plan for Average 2.7% Raise for Civilian Feds in 2022
The White House published an alternative pay plan for the federal workforce providing a 2.2% across the board raise along with an average increase of 0.5% to locality pay.
Pay & Benefits
What Still Needs to Happen for Feds to Get a Pay Raise Next Year
President Biden has until the end of this month to formally announce his plan to give federal workers an average 2.7% pay raise in 2022.
Pay & Benefits
Federal Firefighters to See Pay Increase Next Week
The pay raise, intended to ensure firefighters receive at least $15 per hour, was promised by President Biden earlier this year and will be retroactive to June 30.
Workforce
GovExec Daily: A Minibus Pay Raise Update
Erich Wagner joins the podcast to discuss the latest pay and benefits news.
Management
Raising the Contractor Minimum Wage: It’s Not as Simple as it Looks
The current circumstances create a bizarre combination of a wage safety net and wage suppression.
Workforce
GovExec Daily: Two Different Pay Raise Numbers
Erich Wagner joins the show to discuss a plan that would exceed the Biden budget pay raise for feds.
Pay & Benefits
White House Moves to Bolster Wildland Firefighter Pay
President Biden previously expressed outrage that some federal firefighters make less than $15 per hour.
Workforce
Federal Wildland Firefighters Will Get Pay Raises
Biden announced a pay raise to at least $15 an hour this year.
Pay & Benefits
Some Dems Continue to Push for Bigger Pay Raise for Feds, and More
A weekly roundup of pay and benefits news.
Pay & Benefits
House Set to Back 2.7% Pay Raise for Feds in 2022
A weekly roundup of pay and benefits news.
Pay & Benefits