BULLETIN– January 28, 2025 As of January 28, 2025, amidst highly perplexing and multiple, often contradictory, communications from both President Trump and the Office of Personnel Management (OPM), a “Trump buyout offer” for federal employees has emerged. However, it’s crucial…
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ProPublica Seeking Federal Employees
BULLETIN– January 27, 2025 ProPublica is seeking current or former federal employees to tell their stories. They setup a secure portal for this purposes. You can view their page at this secure link: https://www.propublica.org/tips/federal-workers/
Must Read From OPM Source
BULLETIN– January 27, 2025 Must Read From OPM Source: The following information was posted to Reddit by an employee in the Office of Personnel Management. The post is too specific to not be authentic. It is a warning.
Federal Employee Retirement (After Being “Fired”)
Federal employee retirement benefits are often an enigma. From annuity calculations, supplemental benefits, deferrals, the role of social security, and a host of other questions we receive. However, one of the most requests we receive is whether an employee loses…
COVID-19 & Termination of Authorized Telework
Significant confusion exists across the federal workforce concerning telework authorized as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic.
SF 50 Codes (Nature of Action & Legal Authority)
While it is true we could not have come up with a more boring title for this article, we frequently field questions concerning the SF-50 Notification of Personnel Action, and more specifically, the enigmatic Nature of Action and Legal Authority…
Are You Required to Invoke FMLA?
If a federal employee has sufficient leave balances there is no requirement the affected employee first be approved under the FMLA prior to a supervisor approving the use of accrued sick leave (SL) or accrued annual leave (AL) in lieu of sick leave