Pay & Benefits
Personnel Office Urged to Provide Feds with Administrative Leave to Get COVID-19 Vaccinations
Washington, D.C.- area House Democrats said some agencies have declined to offer paid time off, although the lawmakers would not say which ones.
Management
Union: VA Continues Stonewalling Contract Negotiations Despite Biden Order
In the two weeks since President Biden signed an executive order instructing agencies to work collaboratively with labor groups, the VA has continued Trump-era tactics against its largest union, AFGE says.
Pay & Benefits
Lawmakers Push for Increases in Feds’ Leave, Retirement Benefits
A weekly roundup of pay and benefits news.
Management
Biden Demands Resignations from Impasses Panel
The Federal Service Impasses Panel was a key piece of the Trump administration’s efforts to crack down on federal employee unions, frequently imposing contracts with draconian pro-management policies.
Management
New FLRA Chair Vows to Restore Pre-Trump Labor Precedent
One day after being named chairman of the federal labor agency, Ernest DuBester voluntarily recognized the FLRA’s union, undoing his predecessor’s controversial decision.
Pay & Benefits
Most TSP Funds Stumble to Start 2021
All but two of the portfolios in the federal government’s 401(k)-style retirement savings program lost ground for January.
Pay & Benefits
New Bill Would Protect Early Retirement Benefits for Injured Federal First Responders
Currently, federal first responders who transfer to another job at a federal agency due to an injury may no longer retire at 57, despite paying more into the retirement system.
Pay & Benefits
House Democrats Push for Expanded Paid Family Leave for Feds
A new bill would provide federal employees with 12 weeks of paid leave annually to care for themselves or a loved one, or in connection with a family member entering or returning from active military duty.
Management
Survey: 58% of Feds Said Trump Diversity Training Order was ‘Counterproductive’
A majority of respondents from minority groups reported that feeling misunderstood at work made it more difficult to perform their jobs.
Pay & Benefits
Billions Flow Out of TSP Due to COVID, and More
A weekly roundup of pay and benefits news.
Management
Union Leaders Report Slow Movement to Implement Biden Workforce Order
Agencies reportedly are waiting for guidance from their legal teams and OPM before taking action to repeal restrictions on collective bargaining, official time and other elements of the Trump administration’s workforce policies.
Management
Lawmakers Urge Attorney General Nominee to Restore Immigration Judges Union
The National Association of Immigration Judges was decertified as a union by the Trump administration last year following a controversial decision by the Federal Labor Relations Authority.
Management
The Fine Print of Biden’s Directive Rescinding Trump-Era Workforce Orders
Agencies will be required to reverse actions taken during the Trump administration to implement a slew of anti-union policies, including renegotiate collective bargaining agreements.
Management
Biden Signs Executive Order Killing Schedule F, Restoring Collective Bargaining Rights
The president also named Federal Labor Relations Authority Member Ernest DuBester to serve as the agency’s chairman.
Management
Social Security Boss’ Job Status Unclear Following Inauguration
The White House named Commissioner Andrew Saul among its list of “acting” agency officials, despite the fact that he has five years remaining in his term.
Pay & Benefits
Lawmakers Propose 3.2% Raise for Feds in 2022
Democrats in both chambers of Congress have reintroduced legislation to boost basic pay by 2.2% across the board next year, along with an average 1% increase in locality pay.
Management
Biden Order Rescinds Diversity Training Restrictions, Requires Review of Agency Equity
An executive order instructs all federal agencies to “root out” systemic racism from programs and institutions and rescinds Trump's controversial effort to excise so-called “divisive” diversity training programs from agencies and federal contractors.
Pay & Benefits
Bill Would Standardize Federal Retiree Annual Increases, and More
A weekly roundup of pay and benefits news.
Management
Don’t Expect Trump’s Workforce Policies to Be Reversed Overnight
With the Biden team focused on issues like COVID response and immigration reform, significant action to rescind the Trump administration’s harmful federal workforce policies could take a back seat.
Pay & Benefits
Biden COVID-Relief Plan Offers More Leave for Frontline Feds
Although the plan calls for private sector employers to provide hazard pay to essential workers, it is unclear whether the president-elect would call on federal agencies to do the same.
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