5. December 2020 TSP Update Click Here to Read 4. TSP & the Election Click Here to Read 3. The Proposed Pay Freeze for 2021 Click Here to Read 2. Federal Pay Raise on Track for 2021 Click Here to ... Read More
OPM Provides Guidance on Restoring “Use or Lose” Leave Due to COVID-19
08/26/2020
STWS Advisor, Jennifer Meyer, writes about OPM’s recent guidance on annual leave for feds On August 10, 2020, OPM issued an interim rule to allow some federal employees to carry forward more than the traditional 240 hours (30 days) of ... Read More
Paid Parental Leave Available for Feds on October 1, 2020
08/20/2020
Paid Parental Leave Available for Federal Government Workers as of October 1, 2020 The Federal Employee Paid Leave Act (FEPLA), which was signed into law by President Trump last December gives federal workers up to 12 weeks of paid time ... Read More
Clarifications to Parental Leave Rules, Starting October 1st
08/18/2020
OPM clarifies parental leave rules, including eligibility for certain agencies and their employees. Paid parental leave for federal employees, which goes into effect on October 1st of this year, is a welcomed new benefit to many workers on the government’s ... Read More
OPM to Restore Canceled Leave to Feds Responding to the Pandemic
06/29/2020
OPM announced they will restore annual paid leave to feds responding to the pandemic, and will make the process easier than usual. Annual leave is important for federal employees to keep an eye on, because for many new retirees, the ... Read More
Additional Sick Leave is Available for Federal Employees in 2020
04/30/2020
A provision in recently ratified law makes Extra Sick Leave available for All Feds for the year, for those who contracted the virus- and it could be even more The Emergency Paid Sick Leave Act (EPSLA) was passed in March ... Read More