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Leave, Pay, and Bills Aiming to Protect Feds During a Shutdown
We are nearing one month of this partial government shutdown and many federal employees are wondering about leave, pay, or what happens if they can’t pay their bills, i.e. mortgage. Here are a few reminders, and new bills, to help protect your benefits. Leave When...
Food Safety at Risk During Shutdown
Hundreds of Food and Drug Administration inspectors are furloughed which means food inspections have been greatly reduced and food safety may be at risk. The FDA oversees 80% of the food supply but has suspended all routine inspections of domestic food processing...
More News for Federal Employees Regarding the Shutdown
Federal employees facing missing check Friday. Major media reported on the situation for federal employees who are facing a coming payday in which they may not be paid. NBC Nightly News (1/9, story 5, 1:30, Holt, 8.42M) reported, “For millions of Americans, the...
Does Stress Make You Eligible for Federal Disability Retirement?
Stress is defined by Oxford Living Dictionaries as “a state of mental or emotional strain or tension resulting from adverse or demanding circumstances.” It’s found in every part of life, good or bad—marriage, divorce, working with others, doctor appointment, etc. An...
The Shutdown and Your Retirement
We are now in week 3 of the partial government shutdown. We are also in a new year, which means this time is a popular one for federal employee retirements. More than 300,000 federal employees are on furlough without the guarantee of back pay, and an additional...
Could Several Federal Agencies be Abolished?
Legislation recently introduced in the House would abolish several large federal agencies if passed. Introduced by Congressman Bradley Byrne (R-AL), the Sunset Inefficient and Unaccountable Government Act(H.R. 7334) would abolish the agencies, “unless a Federal law...
Can A Federal Employee File for Unemployment During a Furlough?
With the government shutdown going on 2 weeks, furloughed federal employees may not start the year off with a paycheck. While it’s likely furloughed employees will receive back pay, many wonder if they can file for unemployment benefits. Furloughed federal employees...
IRS May Have a Delayed Start to the Tax Filing Season
If the shutdown extends into January, many furloughed Internal Revenue Service workers may have to come to work without pay, delaying tax filing season, according to the National Treasury Employees Union. “Employees have already been spread thin due to a lack of...
Medicare Part D for Retirees and FEHB
Medicare Part D is a voluntary prescription drug program for Medicare beneficiaries. It gives access to retail outpatient prescription drugs at reduced rates. Retirees in the Federal Employee Health Benefits Program often wonder whether they should sign up for Part D....
Retirement Processing at the Office of Personnel Management
The number of retirement applications spikes at the beginning of each year because many federal employees plan their retirements at the end of the year to maximize their lump sum payout of unused annual leave. At the end of November 2018, the Office of Personnel...
Military, Mail, and National Security During a Shutdown
With a federal government shutdown possible at the end of this week, a lot of information is being released about who would get furloughed and which agencies would shut down. During a shutdown, the government “must discontinue all non-essential discretionary functions...
How a Shutdown Could Affect Pay, Leave, and Benefits
Lawmakers have until this Friday, December 21st to finalize funding for several agencies to avoid a partial government shutdown. Not all agencies, however, will be affected. Congress has already funded close to 75% of the government through September 2019. Only...
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