Rep. Matt Cartwright (D-PA) has introduced legislation that would ensure that the percentage increase in rates of basic pay for Wage Grade (WG), or hourly, employees is equivalent to the percentage increase received by other federal employees in the same pay locality.
Federal employees in a number of metropolitan areas are likely to be included in new locality pay areas in 2014.
A recent report from the Congressional Budget Office makes a myriad of proposals designed to help put a dent in the growing federal debt, some of which would directly impact federal employees.
Three Senators have reintroduced legislation that would end the defined benefit pension portion of the Federal Employee Retirement System (FERS) for new federal government hires.
The Office of Personnel Management and the Office of Management and Budget are instructing agencies to limit the amounts paid to federal employees for bonuses in FY 2014.
The author says that it’s time to start compensating White House interns for the work they do.
A resolution has been introduced in the House in support of the federal workforce in areas such as pay and benefits.
The President issued a message welcoming furloughed Federal employees back to work and OPM laid out guidance to employees and Agencies about pay, leave and benefits issues.
