Federal Employee Groups Ask House to Allow Pay Raise
The Federal-Postal Coalition recently sent a letter to House members asking them to allow the 0.5% pay increase for federal employees.
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The Federal-Postal Coalition recently sent a letter to House members asking them to allow the 0.5% pay increase for federal employees.
AFGE President J. David Cox, Sr. said in a statement that Obama’s proposed 1% pay increase for federal workers is “simply not enough.”
The White House’s Office of Management and Budget has announced that the president intends to propose a 1% pay increase for federal employees in his 2014 budget proposal.
Legislation introduced this week would provide all federal employees with four weeks of paid parental leave upon the birth or adoption of a child.
Outgoing Defense Secretary Leon Panetta has revealed that he is recommending a 1% pay increase for the military in 2014, which represents a decrease from the 1.7% pay increase that was approved in 2013.
The House Oversight and Government Reform Committee recently released its plan for the 113th Congress with its stated goals for the next two years, one of which is to bring compensation of the federal workforce more in line with the private sector.
One Congressman has taken a stand that is popular with many in his district by announcing he is not using the federal health benefits program or the FERS retirement system because they are better than the benefits available to many taxpayers. How is this likely to work out for him?
The author says that the General Schedule pay system has some positive attributes that have helped it last for as long as it has, but he makes recommendations for a new government pay system to attract and retain federal employees.
Exactly how is your retirement income taxed for federal income tax purposes? The author breaks it down piece by piece.
Republican leaders have postponed voting on a bill that would block the scheduled pay increase for federal employees.