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Paid Family Leave Is Good for Moms and Baby Brains
Nearly 80% of US workers don't receive paid family leave, leaving them having to choose between earning a paycheck or bonding with their newborns.
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Coronavirus Roundup: A New CDC Center Is Focused on Disease Forecasting
There’s a lot to keep track of. Here’s a list of this week’s news updates and stories you may have missed.
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Small Towns Drew Most New Pandemic Residents
Major cities lost people to more remote, lesser-known areas.
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GovExec Daily: Are Feds Getting Closer to Returning to Offices?
Federal employment attorney John P. Mahoney joins the podcast to discuss how public servants will come back to tradition work sites.
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Even As the IRS Hires Thousands, Some Taxpayers Should Expect a Long Wait for Returns
The IRS chief and the agency's top taxpayer advocate warn of shortfalls in the midst of tax season.
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GovExec Daily: A New Bill Could Help You Save for Retirement Longer
Erich Wagner joins the podcast to talk about the Securing a Strong Retirement Act.
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There Are Racial Disparities in How Much Sleep People Get
"The persistent sleep disparities for Black people may be contributing to the persistent average worse health status among Black people."
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GovExec Daily: Empowering Employees Will Help Conservation Efforts
Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility's Chandra Rosenthal joins the podcast to discuss how the White House can further environmental goals by supporting civil servants at BLM.
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GovExec Daily: Tax Issues and Security Clearances
Lindy Kyzer joins the podcast to discuss financial problems that could derail a clearance seeker or clearance holder.
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OPM Targets Data and Benefits Education to Improve Equity in the Federal Workforce
The federal government HR agency’s report was one of more than 90 equity action plans released by the Biden administration this week.
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Republican Senators Have a Plan to Fix the ‘Dysfunctional’ Federal Hiring Process
Lawmakers aim to allow agencies to bring new employees on more quickly.
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Coronavirus Roundup: The Latest on the Federal Contractors Vaccine Mandate Challenge
There's a lot to keep track of. Here’s a list of this week’s news updates and stories you may have missed.
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'If You’re Getting a W-2, You’re a Sucker'
There are many differences between the rich and the rest of us, but one of the most consequential for your taxes is whether most of your income comes from wages.
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Do You Need a Second Booster Shot? An Epidemiologist Scoured the Latest Research and Has Some Answers
New data on the second booster suggests the older you are, the more you need it.
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Want to Get Or Keep Your Security Clearance? File Your Taxes
Failure to file taxes displays both a financial and rules-following hubris which can be a particularly painful hurdle for getting or keeping a cleared job.
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Opponents to Appeal the Fed Vaccine Mandate as the Biden Administration Pushes Court to Allow Immediate Suspensions
An appeals court struck down an injunction on the federal employee vaccine requirement, but it is not set to take effect for six weeks.
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OPM Issues More Guidance to Encourage Collective Bargaining at Agencies
Building on President Biden’s executive order encouraging more collaborative labor-management relations, OPM strongly encouraged federal agencies to improve unions’ ability to communicate with workers and collect dues.
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Less Than a Week after Social Security Offices Reopen, Unions Report a Mixed Bag
Although some components reported a more collaborative labor-management relationship, that did not extend to field office employees, who now report feeling physically threatened at work.
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GovExec Daily: The Problems with the Proposed USDA Regs
Stan Soloway joins the podcast to discuss new labor rules at Agriculture.
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