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Agencies Building Lists of Federal Employees Seeking Religious Exemptions from Vaccine Mandate

FedSmith.com author Ian SmithBy Ian SmithJanuary 21, 2022 7:46 AM Categories Agency News Leave a comment

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

FedSmith.com author Mathew B. Tully, Esq.By Mathew B. Tully, Esq.January 20, 2022 7:32 AM Categories Human Resources Leave a comment

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

FedSmith.com author Ralph R. SmithBy Ralph R. SmithNovember 18, 2021 10:35 AM Categories Human Resources Leave a comment

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

FedSmith.com author Ian SmithBy Ian SmithOctober 19, 2021 5:32 AM Categories Pay & Benefits Leave a comment

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

FedSmith.com author Ralph R. SmithBy Ralph R. SmithUpdated: October 23, 2020 2:22 PM Categories Human Resources Leave a comment
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OPM has issued a final rule to streamline the federal employee removal process.

Proposed Changes for Federal Administrative Law Judges

FedSmith.com author Ralph R. SmithBy Ralph R. SmithSeptember 21, 2020 8:06 AM Categories Human Resources Leave a comment
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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?

FedSmith.com author Ralph R. SmithBy Ralph R. SmithSeptember 17, 2020 2:47 PM Categories Human Resources Leave a comment
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HHS has issued proposed drug testing guidelines for federal employees that include testing hair samples.

Automatic Enrollment Percentage in the TSP Increasing to 5%

FedSmith.com author Ian SmithBy Ian SmithUpdated: September 16, 2020 7:03 PM Categories Pay & Benefits Leave a comment
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A rule change coming this fall will increase the automatic enrollment percentage in the TSP from 3% to 5%.

Federal Employees and Union Dues

FedSmith.com author Ralph R. SmithBy Ralph R. SmithMarch 19, 2020 8:23 AM Categories Human Resources Leave a comment
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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.

Will DoD Restrict Unions for National Security Reasons?

FedSmith.com author Ralph R. SmithBy Ralph R. SmithFebruary 24, 2020 7:39 AM Categories Human Resources Leave a comment

A Federal Register notice authorizes removing employees from coverage by the labor relations statute when unions are not compatible with the mission of DoD.

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