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OPM Issues Guidance on COVID Emergency Paid Leave

FedSmith.com author Ian SmithBy Ian SmithApril 29, 2021 3:47 PM Categories Pay & Benefits Leave a comment
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OPM has provided federal employees with more information on how to utilize the 2021 COVID emergency paid leave (EPL) benefit.

2020 FEVS Results: Persevering Through COVID

FedSmith.com author Ian SmithBy Ian SmithApril 26, 2021 6:54 PM Categories Human Resources Leave a comment

What do the 2020 FEVS results say about federal employees’ overall satisfaction with their jobs, pay and agency support during COVID?

Senator Says It’s Time for Federal Employees to Stop Telecommuting

FedSmith.com author Ian SmithBy Ian SmithApril 22, 2021 9:42 AM Categories Human Resources Leave a comment
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One Senator is asking for guidelines to be issued to require federal employees to begin to safely return to work in agency offices.

CDC Issues Government-Wide COVID Testing Guidelines for Federal Workers

FedSmith.com author Ian SmithBy Ian SmithApril 19, 2021 2:07 PM Categories Human Resources Leave a comment
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The CDC has issued COVID testing guidelines to provide agencies with strategies for testing federal workers for the virus.

The Future of the Federal Workforce: What’s Next After the Pandemic?

FedSmith.com author Jeff NealBy Jeff NealApril 9, 2021 9:53 AM Categories Human Resources Leave a comment
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What will the telework model look like after the pandemic?

Some VA Beneficiaries to Receive COVID Stimulus Payments Next Week

FedSmith.com author Ian SmithBy Ian SmithApril 8, 2021 2:32 PM Categories Current Events Leave a comment
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The IRS announced that certain VA beneficiaries will get their COVID-19 stimulus payments soon.

Stimulus Payments Coming Soon for Some Non-Filer Federal Beneficiaries

FedSmith.com author Ian SmithBy Ian SmithMarch 31, 2021 1:06 PM Categories Current Events Leave a comment
COVID-19 coronavirus stimulus money: $100 bills falling from the sky; the images of Benjamin Franklin on them shown wearing a surgical mask

Some federal beneficiaries who do not file recent tax returns will be getting their COVID stimulus payments from the IRS soon.

Social Security: Here We Go Again…

FedSmith.com author Brenton SmithBy Brenton SmithMarch 24, 2021 9:10 AM Categories Retirement Leave a comment
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The author says that the negative impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on wages could reduce some seniors’ Social Security benefits in the future.

Bill Would Rescind New Emergency Paid Leave Benefit

FedSmith.com author Ian SmithBy Ian SmithMarch 23, 2021 9:30 AM Categories Pay & Benefits Leave a comment
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New legislation has been introduced to rescind some of the spending provisions in the new COVID-19 stimulus bill.

Formal Guidance Expected Soon on Emergency Paid Leave Benefit

FedSmith.com author Ian SmithBy Ian SmithMarch 19, 2021 3:27 PM Categories Pay & Benefits Leave a comment
Close up of the face of a $100 bill with Benjamin Franklin pictured wearing a surgical face mask; a pocket watch sits on top of the $100 bill to the right of Franklin's photo

A Postal Service memo says that OPM will be issuing guidance soon on the new COVID-19 emergency leave benefit for federal employees.

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