Court Cases
Certainly Bad Law and Maybe Conflicts of Interest at MSPB
The MSPB reversed 30 years of case law to grant employees who should not have a Federal job in the first place the same appeal rights as those…
OPM
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Human Resources
Federal Employees as Nursing Mothers: Changing the Culture in the Federal Workplace
President Obama has given OPM delegated authority "to providing appropriate workplace accommodations for executive branch civilian employees who are nursing mothers." What does this mean for your agency?
Retirement
Overpaying FERS Annuity Supplements?
What is the FERS annuity supplement and how is it calculated? The author says that OPM is over-paying FERS annuity supplements because of differences in how OPM calculates…
Pay & Benefits
Pets, Health Care and Political Sensitivity
A recent article on pet insurance for federal employees stirred up a hornet's nest. Here is what happened.
Court Cases
No Federal Survivor Annuity After 35 Years of Marriage
After some thirty-five years of marriage, a woman filed for divorce. Before the divorce was finalized, her husband retired from the Army. He elected a survivor’s annuity for…
Pay & Benefits
2011 Health Insurance Premium Rates Going Up
How much will your health insurance cost increase next year? On average, about 7.2%--at least that will be your share of the increase. Here are the details.
Court Cases
Federal Employee Death Benefits: The Daughter is Not Her Mother’s Spouse
Here’s a rather bizarre case revolving around who should be paid death benefits for a federal employee whose husband was found to have been responsible for her death.
Pay & Benefits
Federal Compensation: Too High, Too Low or About Right? Readers Offer Their Opinions
The federal salary war is not going away with debating experts throwing around statistics that reach opposite conclusions. What do readers think of their salary and compensation package?…
Human Resources
Expanding Federal Employee Benefits for Domestic Partners of Federal Employees
In a memo to chief human capital officers, the Office of Personnel Management is expanding a limited use of leave without pay for domestic partners of federal employees.
Human Resources
HR Bashing, Avoiding Facts and Chief Human Capital Officers: A Study in Political Correctness
The author asks the reader to go with him through Alice’s looking glass for a tour of the world of human resources management in our nation’s capitol. Up…