USPS Plans Crack Down on Counterfeit Postage
Anyone who buys goods online will want to pay attention to a proposed rule change from the Postal Service targeting counterfeit postage.
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Agencies Building Lists of Federal Employees Seeking Religious Exemptions from Vaccine Mandate
Numerous agencies have begun creating databases to store the names and religious information of federal employees seeking exemptions from the vaccine mandate.
Proposed OPM Rule on Federal Workforce Policies is Available for Public Comments
OPM has published rules seeking to repeal several workforce policies for federal employees enacted under the Trump administration.
Death, Annuities, Same-Sex Marriage and Federal Employees
How does the surviving spouse of a federal employee in a same-sex marriage establish eligibility for a survivor annuity or death benefit?
OPM Seeks to Expand Dental and Vision Benefits to More Federal Employees
A proposed rule would expand eligibility for dental and vision benefits to approximately 86,000 additional federal employees.
Firing a Federal Employee Easier and Quicker
OPM has issued a final rule to streamline the federal employee removal process.
Proposed Changes for Federal Administrative Law Judges
OPM is issuing proposed changes that will impact how administrative law judges are hired and other employment changes.
Should Federal Employees Have to Provide Hair Samples for Their Drug Tests?
HHS has issued proposed drug testing guidelines for federal employees that include testing hair samples.
Automatic Enrollment Percentage in the TSP Increasing to 5%
A rule change coming this fall will increase the automatic enrollment percentage in the TSP from 3% to 5%.
Federal Employees and Union Dues
The FLRA is issuing a proposed rule to allow federal employees to more easily cancel a union dues withholding allotment. Comments are due by April 9, 2020.
