Postal Service Loses $3.8 Billion for Fiscal 2009
The Postal Service is cutting costs and getting smaller. It still lost $3.8 billion in fiscal year 2009 as mail volume declined 12.7%.
Made Your Decision About Long Term Care Insurance? Hold That Thought…
If you made a decision on FLTCIP based on recent info, you need to reconsider until you receive and evaluate the correct information.
Postal Service Customer Satisfaction Reaches 4-Year High
94 percent of customers surveyed rated the Postal Service as “excellent, very good or good” in the period July 1 to Sept. 30, 2009.
10 Reasons Supervisors Give for Not Trying to Resolve Employee Problems
Do federal managers take disciplinary action only when absolutely necessary?
Disparate Treatment, Federal Taxes and “Conduct Unbecoming of a Federal Employee”
A mailroom worker for SSA got caught up in a fraudulent income tax scheme apparently sponsored by a co-worker. While under investigation, the agency promoted the employee who now had access to a database of Social Security numbers. The employee was fired but a federal court sends the case back to the MSPB for a new decision.
D.C. District Court Clarifies Employees’ Obligation to Exhaust Administrative Remedies Before Filing in Court
To have jurisdiction in a federal court, a federal employee must show that he exhausted his administrative remedies by allowing the agency and/or EEOC to process the case.
Unemployment Surprise: 10.2 Percent Highest in 26 Years
The unemployment rate has surpassed 10 percent for the first time since 1983 the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today— and it is likely to go higher.
Banner Year for Federal Benefits: One Other Big Benefit May Be On the Way
2009 has seen a number of enhanced federal employee benefits. The year isn’t over yet. There is another possible benefit that may see the light of day and that could provide a significant financial gain for many readers.
The New Federal Labor Relations Authority: Ten Suggestions that Might Really Improve Federal Collective Bargaining
FLRA has a new website and, according to its Chairman, a new “season” based on “Revitalization, Reinvention, and Re-engagement”. Her message is the keynote on the cosmetically altered site. Taking on the prior Authority (of which she was a member) claiming it’s “performance, along with employee morale, had suffered” and sounding a lot like Al Gore, she wants to reinvent the FLRA but how she plans to do so is a bit hazy.
Dumping Those Nasty 2008 Losses From Your TSP Statement
When you look at your TSP returns for the past twelve months, it will make you feel good to see how much money you have made. But you need to be realistic. Your investment may still be down despite the rosy figures. Here’s why.
