Workforce
Unions are Urging the VA to Better Educate Employees About Their Rights Under COVID Law
Although Congress has approved a number of measures to help federal workers stay safe during the pandemic, labor groups say the Veterans Affairs Department has not adequately trained employees on those benefits.
Employee Policy
New bills aim to force feds back to office
Fed unions have blasted the latest round of GOP proposals, arguing such legislation forcing many to end telework improperly infringes on legal rights to negotiate on working conditions.
Workforce
New Bills Try Once More to Force Feds Back to Traditional Offices
Federal employee unions have blasted the latest round of Republican legislation, arguing the bills improperly infringe on their right to negotiate over working conditions.
Workforce
The Justice Dept.’s Workplace Safety Plan Details COVID-19 Testing Protocols
The plan’s language encouraging a “broader” application of telework disappointed career prosecutors, who had hoped for a firm baseline of two days per week of working remotely after the COVID-19 pandemic.
Pay & Benefits
Lawmakers Urge the Labor Dept. to Expedite Workers Compensation Claims from Federal Firefighters
A bipartisan group of senators said federal wildland firefighters struggle to get medical treatments for work-related injuries paid for by the government.
Oversight
Older Feds Are Facing Persistent Racial and Gender Pay Disparities, the EEOC Has Found
Although the federal workforce has higher representation of people 40 and older than the private sector, men and white and Asian employees within that age group make more than women and other ethnicities.
Pay
Biden reportedly will propose 4.6% fed raise, highest in 20 years
The proposed 4.6% pay boost would be included in the WH budget request, scheduled for release next month.
Pay & Benefits
Biden Is Reportedly Planning to Propose the Highest Pay Raise for Feds in 20 Years, at 4.6%
The proposal for a 2023 pay boost would be part of the president's budget request, which could be released next month.
Workforce
Nine Federal Agencies Had Almost All of Their Employees Teleworking During COVID-19
A new watchdog report looks at how 24 federal agencies balanced in-person and offsite work during the pandemic.
Employee Policy
WH Task Force: Agencies should do more to support unionization of fed workforce
A task force chaired by VP Kamala Harris and Labor Secretary Marty Walsh say that, as a model employer, the federal government should do more to remove barriers for employees trying to organize or join a union.
Pay & Benefits
TSP Officials Highlight Upcoming Innovations, and More
A weekly roundup of pay and benefits news.
Workforce
White House Task Force: Agencies Need to Do More to Support Unionization in the Federal Workforce
A task force chaired by Vice President Kamala Harris and Labor Secretary Marty Walsh said that as a “model employer,” the federal government should be at the forefront of removing barriers for employees to organize or join a union.
Workforce
The Justice Dept.’s Diversity Officer Job Listing Requires a Salary History, Despite a Mandate Discouraging the Practice
Asking job candidates about their salary histories has been shown to lead to pay disparities across genders and ethnicities, and President Biden has tasked the Office of Personnel Management with finding a way to ban its use at federal agencies.
Workforce
These Tips Will Help Federal Managers and Employees Navigate the New Hybrid Work Environment
The government’s HR agency said it’s up to everyone to work together to foster effective performance management, particularly when there is a mix of on-site and teleworking feds.
Management
A New Bill Would Move Immigration Judges to the Judiciary, Protecting Them from Political Interference
Democrats who introduced the measure said it will make immigration proceedings akin to those of the U.S. tax court.
Pay & Benefits
Better Benefits for Families of Feds Who Die on the Job, and Better Pay for TSA Agents
A weekly roundup of pay and benefits news.
Workforce
An Appeals Court Has Overturned Another Decision That Made Life Harder for Federal Employee Unions
For the second time in a week, a three-judge panel struck down a controversial FLRA policy statement, citing “conclusory and counterintuitive assertions” underlying a decision weakening unions’ ability to negotiate over changes to working conditions.
Pay & Benefits