Pay & Benefits

Trump Administration Seeks to Dismiss Shutdown Lawsuit

Justice Department attorneys argued in a recent court filing that a complaint over the legality of forcing employees to work without pay is moot.

Pay & Benefits

USPS Cuts 10K Positions After Five Years of Job Growth

Reductions come as Postal Service pays down its debts for first time in eight years.

Pay & Benefits

Can You Count on Social Security?

Lawmakers need to take action to ensure the system’s viability.

Pay & Benefits

Most Feds Will Get Retroactive Raise this Pay Period

The federal government’s largest payroll processor says it has implemented the 1.9 percent pay increase for civilian federal employees, retroactive to January.

Pay & Benefits

House Budget Plan Preserves Feds’ Retirement Programs

If approved, the resolution would set up a fight with the Senate over whether to implement the Trump administration’s plans to cut federal employee pensions.

Pay & Benefits

Federal Retirement Claims Continue to Surge in March, But Backlog Is Down

The annual spike in claims bled into a third month this year, after the 35-day partial government shutdown delayed the filing and processing of new retirement requests.

Management

Labor-Management Impasse Panel Guts Telework, Holiday Leave for Some Feds

The decision in a contract dispute at the Health and Human Services Department is a setback for a federal union.