One America, Many Voices Act
This bill has the following purpose: To amend title 5, United States Code, to provide that premium pay be paid to Federal employees whose official duties require the use of one or more languages besides English.
How did the TSP funds perform last month? See the latest returns at TSPDataCenter.com.
This bill has the following purpose: To amend title 5, United States Code, to provide that premium pay be paid to Federal employees whose official duties require the use of one or more languages besides English.
It remains legal for agencies to discriminate against federal employees based on sexual orientation. This was reiterated by the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida, which recently granted summary judgment in favor of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS).
The implementation plans for the President’s vision of Federal labor management relations are rolling in. Most tout their continuing commitment to getting along but exceedingly rare are commitments to bargain “permissive” topics. The biggest surprise is the submission by the Office of Personnel Management.
This bill provides “restroom gender parity in federal buildings.” It provides “that the number of toilets in women’s restrooms will equal or exceed the number of toilets (including urinals) in men’s restrooms….”
Until late last year, FERS employees in the twilight of their careers were faced with a dilemma: What should I do about my sick leave? This has recently changed and FERS employees now receive credit for their sick leave. How does this work in practice?
A bill introduced in the House could allow retiring federal employees to enhance their Thrift Savings Plan (TSP) accounts by allowing payments for unused annual leave to be added to their TSP accounts.
This bill introduced in the House would to allow retiring Thrift Savings Plan participants to deposit some or all of the cash value of their unused annual leave in their accounts.
No matter how skillfully you phrase it, bad news will hurt, frustrate or anger your readers. But there is a right way and a wrong way to do it.
A Navy employee told to take a random drug test left before the test and created a complex tale to explain his actions during the multiple levels of appeal that followed his removal.
How will your TSP investments perform in 2010 and beyond? There are several factors working against high stock returns that will work against investors who remember the consistent high TSP returns from 1982 – 2000. Our near term stock returns may look more like the 1970’s.