Pay & Benefits
Employee Group Calls on OPM to Ban Salary History from Hiring
An employee organization focused on gender equity at the Justice Department said the federal government should stop asking job applicants for their salary history, a practice that contributes to pay disparity across gender and race.
Pay & Benefits
Making Sense of Medicare Advantage
Should you be among the growing number of retirees who are opting for these plans over traditional Medicare?
Pay & Benefits
Treasury Suspends Investments Into TSP's G Fund, and More
A weekly roundup of pay and benefits news.
Pay & Benefits
TSP Funds Show Modest Gains in July
Only one of the portfolios in the federal government’s 401(k)-style retirement savings program lost value last month.
Pay & Benefits
How Matching Pays Off in the TSP
A guaranteed way to increase your Thrift Savings Plan balance.
Pay & Benefits
How ‘Degree Discrimination’ Can Affect Feds’ Pay
As long as the majority of federal positions require degrees, opening up opportunities to pursue higher education will be key to creating a more diverse workforce.
Pay & Benefits
OPM Issues Guidance on Telework, Pay and Travel As Feds Return to Offices
The 38-page document assists agencies with short- and long-term planning.
Pay & Benefits
Go Ahead, Retire Early. But It'll Cost You
There are no loopholes in the federal early retirement options.
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
GPO To Offer Full-Time Telework After COVID
Around one-third of the agency’s 1,500 employees will be able to work entirely remotely, and officials said some will be able to move out of the Washington, D.C., area.
Pay & Benefits
Inflation and the Great COLA Countdown of 2021
For the first time in recent memory, the annual cost-of-living adjustment for federal retirement benefits could increase significantly.
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
Union Urges Further Action to Improve Firefighter Pay
A weekly roundup of pay and benefits news.
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.
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.
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.
Pay & Benefits
Leaving as Soon as You Can
It’s possible to retire early from government with as little as 10 years of service. But it’ll cost you.
Pay & Benefits
For Government Tech Workers, Certification Pays Off in Higher Salaries
This chart shows the average compensation for the top 10 IT certifications for cleared and certified professionals today.
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