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Legislation has been introduced in Congress that would direct the Federal Retirement Thrift Investment Board to set up a "socially responsible" investment option within the TSP.
Rep. Matt Cartwright (D-PA) has introduced legislation that would ensure that the percentage increase in rates of basic pay for Wage Grade (WG), or hourly, employees is equivalent…
All Americans could sign up for the Federal Employees Health Benefits Program under a bill introduced this week by Rep. Darrell Issa (R-CA).
A resolution has been introduced in the House in support of the federal workforce in areas such as pay and benefits.
The House of Representatives unanimously passed legislation over the weekend to provide retroactive pay to federal workers, but news about the bill has been quiet since it was…
The House unanimously passed a bill to ensure that federal employees who have to work during the shutdown are paid on time.
The House voted today to grant retroactive pay to federal employees who are furloughed as a result of the recent government shutdown.
The House has scheduled a vote on the proposed legislation to give furloughed federal employees retroactive pay for the missed work days from the shutdown.
An increasing number of lawmakers in the House are on board with the idea of giving retroactive pay to federal employees who are furloughed by the shutdown.
Following on the heels of similar legislation introduced in the House, the Senate has now introduced a bill that would provide retroactive pay to federal employees who are…