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Feds in Iraq, Afghanistan, Pakistan lose some benefits Oct 10, 2011 Federal employees deployed to Iraq, Afghanistan or Pakistan who are not in the Foreign Service are losing numerous travel, medical and leave benefits because those benefits were not renewed by Congress after they expired Oct. 1. Read Comments (10) Recommend Expanded family leave takes effect Oct. 31 The Office of Personnel Management issued final regulations Friday allowing federal employees to take up to 12 weeks of unpaid leave to help a family member who is in the military and deployed overseas, or who is about to deploy. (2) Lawmaker proposes two weeks unpaid leave for most feds Most federal employees would have to take two weeks of unpaid leave in fiscal 2012 under a bill introduced Jan. 12 by Rep. Mike Coffman, R-Colo. (62) Sick leave allowed so employees can care for flu-stricken Federal employees will be able to take up to 13 days of sick leave to care for family members who were exposed to a pandemic flu or other serious communicable diseases under new regulations that take effect Jan. 3. (4) New benefits for partners - gay and straight For the first time, the Office of Personnel Management is extending new benefits to the unmarried domestic partners of straight federal employees, as it has done previously for gay employees' partners.		Federal Times Video Most Popular Federal Stories Today Past Week Past Month Bill would prohibit step increases for rest of year (290) Postal regulator's travel raises concerns (105) Senators call on OMB to resolve pension delays (84) BRAC cleanup costs linger long after installations close (68) CBO fails to resolve federal pay impasse (64) Senators propose civilian pay freeze through 2014 (13648) Feds earn 16% more than private sector, nonpartisan report shows (11257) House to vote Wednesday on bill to extend pay freeze for a third year (10827) Bill would prohibit step increases for rest of year (8458) Pentagon plans for five years of reduced raises for civilian employees (7331) Proposed pay raise draws ire from all sides (33955) Pentagon plans for five years of reduced raises for civilian employees (30843) Panel chair introduces bill to reduce pensions (25027) Details coming soon on TSP's planned Roth fund (17309) OPM outlines planned fixes to pension delays (14731) Tell Us About Labor-management partnerships What changes, good or bad, do you foresee from President Barack Obama’s executive order to re-establish labor-management partnerships? Send your comments to Staff Writer Stephen Losey.
	Leave News Feds in Iraq, Afghanistan, Pakistan lose some benefits Federal employees deployed to Iraq, Afghanistan or Pakistan who are not in the Foreign Service are losing numerous travel, medical and leave benefits because those benefits were not renewed by Congress after they expired Oct. 1. (10) Expanded family leave takes effect Oct. 31 The Office of Personnel Management issued final regulations Friday allowing federal employees to take up to 12 weeks of unpaid leave to help a family member who is in the military and deployed overseas, or who is about to deploy. (2) Lawmaker proposes two weeks unpaid leave for most feds Most federal employees would have to take two weeks of unpaid leave in fiscal 2012 under a bill introduced Jan. 12 by Rep. Mike Coffman, R-Colo. (62) Sick leave allowed so employees can care for flu-stricken Federal employees will be able to take up to 13 days of sick leave to care for family members who were exposed to a pandemic flu or other serious communicable diseases under new regulations that take effect Jan. 3. (4) New benefits for partners - gay and straight For the first time, the Office of Personnel Management is extending new benefits to the unmarried domestic partners of straight federal employees, as it has done previously for gay employees' partners. More Headlines Feds feel effects of flight disruptions in Europe Feds can take extended leave to care for relatives in the military Feds allowed more time off to help veteran, active-duty relatives Search the Leave Archives for more News