California employees taking leave to care for a “designated person” may not qualify as federal FMLA leave

Snippet of Article: "...Further, AB 1041 will impact the intersection between Federal and California medical leave. California employees taking leave to care for a “designated person” may not qualify as federal FMLA leave. Thus, it is possible that an employee can use more than 12 weeks of family and medical leave within a 12-month period. Takeaways AB 1041 will take effect January 1, 2023, so employers should review and update their policies to reflect the change in the law and allow for employees to take leave for “designated persons” to prepare for the upcoming year. Some specifics to take into consideration include updating current written policies and ensuring tracking systems are put in place to account for changes in when and how employees can take leave. Employers may consider revising..."

Source: www.natlawreview.com

FMLA leave, California, Designated Person,

Panel to consider federal pay raises

Article Title: Panel to consider federal pay raises

Snippet of Article: "...where the pay of federal workers stands in relation to private-sector salaries. Given that last year's numbers put federal pay an average of 22 percent behind the private sector..."

Source: washingtonpost.com Federal employee pay,

Health care reform and Federal Workers

Article Title: Health care reform brings big changes for workers and their families

Snippet of Article: "...the evidence is overwhelming that once again, federal employees are being blamed for the slumping economy because some news outlet misread salary data and insisted that federal employees are significantly overpaid compared with private-industry employees...."

Source: fredericksburg.com

OPM tests letting feds work without a schedule

Article Title: OPM tests letting feds work without a schedule

Snippet of Article: "...In the effort to attract and retain a new generation of federal workers, what can the federal government offer beyond a steady paycheck and good fringe benefits? ..."

Source: www.federalnewsradio.com

Federal Worker Telework Increases...

Article Title: Better job applicants, hired faster, is OPM goal

Snippet of Article: "...When it comes to telework, Berry wants to increase by 50 percent the number of eligible federal workers who telework over the 2009 baseline level of 102,900.

He called telework an essential part of OPM's effort to improve work-life flexibilities..."

Source: fredericksburg.com

At Homeland Security, contractors outnumber federal workers

Article Title: At Homeland Security, contractors outnumber federal workers

Snippet of Article: "...more guidance to federal agencies next month on government functions that contractors can no longer conduct, an OMB spokesman said Wednesday.

Despite the planned contracting cuts, Napolitano..."

Source: www.washingtonpost.com

'Pay parity' would return

Article Title: 'Pay parity' would return

Snippet of Article: "...As most federal workers know, the administration is proposing a 1.4 percent cost-of-living increase for military and civilian employees. This "pay parity" continues a tradition that is rarely broken..."

Source: fredericksburg.com

Should Rules for All Include Congress?

Article Title: Should Rules for All Include Congress?
Snippet of Article: "...Congress is covered now by the Federal Employees Health Benefits Program, the same plan that covers eight million other federal workers, retirees and their families...."

Source: prescriptions.blogs.nytimes.com

[tag]Federal,Government,Military,Retiree, [/tag]

Pay-for-Performance System Under Heavy Fire

Article Title: Pay-for-Performance System Under Heavy Fire
Snippet from Article: "...future of the National Security Personnel System at a Hyatt hotel in Arlington. NSPS is the pay-for-performance operation for about 211,000 Defense Department civilians. The NSPS has many vigorous critics among federal workers..."
Source: www.washingtonpost.com

[tag]Federal,Government,Military,Retiree, [/tag]

500 more at Yucca face layoffs

Article Title: 500 more at Yucca face layoffs
Snippet from Article: "...The latest round of reductions will bring the project's population to fewer than 900, from a high of about 2,750 three years ago, DOE officials said. Besides the prime contractor and Sandia National Laboratories, there are about 250 federal workers and smaller groups of support personnel. ..."
Source: www.pahrumpvalleytimes.com