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The Potty Parity Act (HR 4869)
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...."

Posted: March 19, 2010 | Full Story | Discuss this Article

Your Unused FERS Sick Leave: How Much is it Worth At Retirement?
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?

Posted: March 19, 2010 | Full Story | Discuss this Article

An Extra Kick For Your Retirement Funds
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.

Posted: March 18, 2010 | Full Story | Discuss this Article

Bill to Credit Unused Annual Leave to Retirees' 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.

Posted: March 18, 2010 | Full Story | Discuss this Article

Do You Deliver Bad News Well?
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.

Posted: March 17, 2010 | Full Story | Discuss this Article

Inconvenient Drug Test Leads to Slowly Unfolding, Complex Tale
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.

Posted: March 17, 2010 | Full Story | Discuss this Article

One Million Times Three
Three Geneva, NY, mail carriers were recently inducted into the National Safety Council Million Mile Club.

Posted: March 17, 2010 | Full Story | Discuss this Article

Demographic Destiny? How Your TSP May Fare in 2010 and Beyond
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.

Posted: March 16, 2010 | Full Story | Discuss this Article

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