Upcoming Cost-of-Living Adjustment (COLA) for Social Security beneficiaries and federal annuitants. Plus, proposed legislation about both COLA and leave. COLAs for federal retirees’ pension income and social security benefits are linked to inflation, which is measured by one of the ... Read More

The final piece in our series on leave for federal employees. We go over Emergency and Voluntary Transfer Programs, then conclude with a recap on all types of leave. When a member (or family member) of the federal workforce is ... Read More

A guide written last year about federal employees, retirement planning, and working with a financial advisor. As stated in our “About” Section (here) – our mission at Serving Those Who Serve is to Reach, Teach, and Serve Federal Employees. For ... Read More

The fourth article in our series on leave for feds looks at flexible and compressed work schedules for feds. In previous articles, we went over annual paid leave, sick paid leave, and family and medical leave – both paid and ... Read More

An 8.7% raise for the US Federal Workforce? Speculation over next year’s pay raise has begun! Since 2016, the FAIR act has started the process for determining the pay increase for feds. The 2017 pay raise was ultimately decided by ... Read More

Weekly Quiz #40 covers new retirement account withdrawals, Family & Medical Leave, and the news on 2024 localities. Try These Quizzes Next: Quiz 39 Quiz 38 Quiz 37 [ays_quiz id=”40″] Federal Benefits Quiz

These areas will be added to existing localities: Duke and Nantucket Counties to Boston, MA Huron County to Detroit, MI Pacific and San Juan Counties to Seattle, WA Greensville County and the City of Emporia to Richmond, VA Selected as ... Read More

How and when can a federal employee use FMLA leave – both paid and unpaid. This is the third piece in a series on the types of leave for federal employees. The first two articles covered both sick leave and ... Read More

Celebrating the end of the year with the top 5 most-read articles of 2022 by Ed Zurndorfer! Start the new year off right – properly prepare for retirement with our no-cost webinar series: REGISTER HERE 5. Options for Withdrawing from ... Read More

Celebrating the new year with the 5 most-listened-to podcast episodes of last year! Start the new year off right – properly prepare for retirement with our no-cost webinar series: REGISTER HERE 5. Cost-of-Living Adjustment for 2023: FERS, CSRS, and Social ... Read More