Should I Retire or Keep Working?
Should I retire now or keep working to get 20 years of service? How much would I lose in retirement by leaving earlier?
Q&A from FedSmith authors addressing readers’ questions. We share them here to help you with your federal career or retirement planning.
Should I retire now or keep working to get 20 years of service? How much would I lose in retirement by leaving earlier?
Are there any different rules for the 35% extra when I work Sunday Night as part of my regularly scheduled work week?
Do federal regulations require the use of annual leave for time away for graduate school studies?
I have 15 years under CSRS and 15 under FERS. How will my retirement be calculated?
I would like to better understand the differences between the two types of Premium Hours. What are the rules dictating how credit hours and comp time are earned, accumulated and used? What are the relative advantages and disadvantages for each?
I’m retiring with 30 years of government service with the military and as a firefighter. Can you confirm my percentage of special supplement?
I had a situation where a LEAP (Law Enforcement Availability Pay) employee worked 5 hours past his regular shift. I want to authorize him three hours for comp time, 2 hours for LEAP pay, but my supervisor said it should be all LEAP pay. What is the correct way to pay this employee?
My husband is retired from the military. He will receive military retired pay and social security pay. Would his social security annuity be reduced if he receives my CSRS as a survivor benefit?
Our agency’s first pay day was Friday January 2, 2015, which means that all of the pay for that date was earned in 2014. Am I correct in assuming that money is still 2015 income since it is actually received in 2015?
I am a GS-15 Step 10. My Personnel Department reportedly has received direction from OPM that I cannot receive comp time because my salary restricts me from receiving overtime pay. I thought the agency could restrict the conversion of comp time to overtime pay but they do not accept that. Can you clarify for me?