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What is Locality Pay, How Does it Work, and What is its Impact on Your 2025 Salary?

FedSmith.com author Ralph R. SmithBy Ralph R. SmithJan 31, 2025 7:40 AM Categories Federal Employee Pay News Leave a comment
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Locality pay is a significant benefit for federal employees. Where do employees have the highest and lowest pay raises in 2025?

Trump Says Feds Must Return to Office: DOGE Acts Would Limit Telework

FedSmith.com author Ralph R. SmithBy Ralph R. SmithDec 16, 2024 4:04 PM | Updated: Jan 9, 2025 2:04 PM Categories Current Events Leave a comment
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The incoming Trump administration is trying to cut telework while federal employee unions have been working to expand it. What is likely to happen next year?

Locality Pay Areas in 2025

FedSmith.com author Ralph R. SmithBy Ralph R. SmithDec 13, 2024 7:20 AM | Updated: Jan 7, 2025 6:25 PM Categories Federal Employee Pay News Leave a comment
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The latest President’s Pay Agent report contains important information about what federal employees can expect with regards to 2025 locality pay.

What Does Telework for Federal Employees Look Like Under a Harris, or Trump Administration?

FedSmith.com author Mathew B. Tully, Esq.By Mathew B. Tully, Esq.Oct 30, 2024 1:45 PM | Updated: Jan 14, 2025 8:31 AM Categories Current Events Leave a comment
A millennial aged man is seen conducting telework in his kitchen as he talks on the phone and looks at a document with his laptop and a cup of coffee sitting on the counter in front of him

What is likely to happen with the federal government’s telework policies after the election?

Another Bill Introduced to Cut Locality Pay of Teleworking Federal Employees

FedSmith.com author Ian SmithBy Ian SmithOct 24, 2024 8:40 AM Categories Federal Employee Pay News Leave a comment
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Another bill has been introduced that targets locality pay of federal employees who telework.

How Federal Employees Can (Potentially) Increase Their Pay

FedSmith.com author Mathew B. Tully, Esq.By Mathew B. Tully, Esq.Oct 9, 2024 8:05 AM Categories Federal Employee Pay News Leave a comment
Close up of a businessman's hand putting coins in a jar overlaid against a city skyline depicting a locality pay concept

How does locality pay work, and what can federal employees do if they believe theirs is incorrect?

Rule Would Change Pay Criteria for 17k Federal Employees

FedSmith.com author Ian SmithBy Ian SmithOct 7, 2024 3:44 PM | Updated: Jan 13, 2025 6:18 PM Categories Federal Employee Pay News Leave a comment
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A proposed rule will increase the pay of a significant number of Federal Wage System federal employees.

How a Senate Bill Could Drain Talent and Wreck Government Efficiency

FedSmith.com author Gleb TsipurskyBy Gleb TsipurskySep 4, 2024 2:45 PM Categories Current Events Leave a comment

The author says that two proposed bills cutting federal pay and benefits would unfairly target teleworking federal employees.

Pair of Bills Would Slash Pay for Over a Million Federal Employees

FedSmith.com author Ian SmithBy Ian SmithAug 5, 2024 6:45 AM Categories Federal Employee Pay News Leave a comment
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Two recently introduced bills target locality pay and retirement annuities for the majority of federal employees.

More Telework, Rapidly Expanding Locality Pay, and Lax Agency Oversight

FedSmith.com author Ralph R. SmithBy Ralph R. SmithJun 17, 2024 12:35 PM Categories Federal Employee Pay News Leave a comment
Dollar sign at the end of a road overlaid against a city skyline

Telework has expanded in federal government, and the size and number of locality pay areas have increased. One Senator has uncovered problems stemming from lax oversight.

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