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Defense bill approves $15 minimum hourly wage for DoD contractors
A provision to raise the minimum wage for Defense Department contractors to $15 was adopted into the annual defense policy bill advanced by the House Armed Services Committee on Thursday.
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Pay & Benefits
Biden uses emergency authority to cement feds’ 2022 pay raise
President Joe Biden informed Congress that he intends to implement the pay increase laid out for feds in his 2022 budget proposal.
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Feds get broader leave approval for COVID-19 vaccination
Agencies must now offer feds a certain amount of discretionary leave in order to get or recover from the COVID-19 vaccine.
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Third federal insurer introduces vaccine incentive program
Kaiser Permanente will offer its federal enrollees a $50 reward for proof that they are fully vaccinated against COVID-19.
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Pelosi increases caps on pay for House staff
Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi has raised pay caps for House staff by more than $20,000 in an effort to retain skilled workers.
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Government to pilot online retirement application
Digitizing retirement applications is a short-term step to modernizing the whole system in the long run.
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Federal paid leave expansion advances in the House
The Comprehensive Paid Leave for Federal Employees Act would allow federal employees to take up to 12 weeks of paid time off for personal medical challenges, to care for a sick family member or to prepare for a family member's deployment with the armed forces.
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Feds’ retirement processing times went up in June
Federal employees faced the longest retirement processing times on average in June than at any other point in 2020.
Former temporary feds could retire sooner under reintroduced legislation
Federal employees could "buy back" the time they spent as temporary workers once converted to permanent status, allowing that temporary time to count toward retirement.
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Debate over paid family leave falls along stark party lines
Proposed legislation would expand paid leave for federal employees to include caring for themselves or loved ones during medical emergencies.