The exact origins of the current “Covered By” Doctrine are somewhat shrouded in the fog of early 1990s case law. Now that this doctrine has been fleshed out by subsequent FLRA and Court decisions, the author asks if it’s time for agency management to look at and, perhaps, take advantage of the opportunities the case law offers.
No one lives forever but you will leave survivors. Your federal employee benefits are valuable. What happens to these benefits when you die as a retired federal employee? In some cases, it depends on actions you take to protect those you are leaving behind.
It is always fun to watch the pure silliness of some Washington reactions to events, in this case by the National Treasury Employees Union to President Bush’s recent Executive Order excluding certain organizations from the coverage of the Federal labor relations statute.
Bullying in the workplace is a form of workplace violence and can include “cyber-bullying,” a new form of violence as current as today’s headlines.
If you are looking for good news with regard to your stock funds, try this: Your funds did not go down as much this past month as they did in October. If that doesn’t give you a thrill, perhaps the bottom of the market has been reached.
An air traffic controller became angry in a meeting and threatened to kill one of his supervisors with whom he had a history of conflict. The MSPB upheld the removal.
Federal employees are fleeing to the G Fund amidst the ongoing historic bear market.
If you are a current federal employee trying to get promoted, or on the outside of Uncle Sam’s civilian army and trying to land your first federal job, you need to make your resume stand out. Here are tips on how to do that.
“Back to the Future” was a great movie–or series of movies. Still, no one likes to see their retirement investments sinking back to levels of six years ago. That is what has happened in the current bear market. Here are charts showing the results through the recent sell-off–and some hope for the future.
Federal retirement expert John Grobe recently wrote an article read by tens of thousands of readers entitled “What Happens to Your Federal Employee Benefits if You Die While Still Working?” Some readers had questions or wanted more information. Here are answers to some of the more frequent questions. Please read this in conjunction with the previous article on this subject.
