Legislation Would Provide Enhanced Retirement Benefits for Nearly 30k Law Enforcement Officers
Recently introduced legislation would provide enhanced retirement benefits for certain federal law enforcement officers.
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Recently introduced legislation would provide enhanced retirement benefits for certain federal law enforcement officers.
The U.S. Court of Federal Claims has just handed down a payday bonanza for federal employees who signed up for the class action case demanding redress for lost pay during the 2013 government shutdown.
How much money, if any, can you save with the Self Plus One option under FEHB? The author provides some comparison data for 2017 between the Self, Self Plus One, and Family options.
Legislation has been reintroduced in the new Congress to give federal employees six weeks of paid parental leave for the birth or adoption of a child.
What changes are likely to occur to your pay and benefits? These are some proposed changes federal workers might see under a new administration based on what we know today.
A resolution recently introduced in the Senate pledges to support the federal workforce with “five fights for federal employees.”
A TSP participant can designate anyone as a beneficiary to a TSP account, however, only a spousal beneficiary can choose to leave the funds in TSP. The author says it’s important to understand all implications of a spousal beneficiary deciding to keep funds inside of the TSP.
What happens to your benefits as a federal employee if you leave before you are eligible to retire from federal service?
All TSP funds had positive returns in January and for the past 12 months. Here are the results.
Legislation has been introduced in the House that would make a number of reforms to the Postal Service including changes to current and retired Postal employees’ benefits.