The House has blocked the Senate\'s version of a two-month payroll tax cut extension.
Federal employees were safe from another year of a pay freeze and changes to their annuity formula in the two-month payroll tax cut bill passed by the Senate this weekend. But now House Republican leaders are shunning the bipartisan bill, wanting to write their own version.
Federal employees have dodged a bullet...for now. Congress will not freeze federal pay or change the annuity formula to pay for the two-month extension of the payroll tax cut.
Registered benefit consultant Ed Zurndorfer offers up some last minute tax tips for 2011.
Without Congressional action, the public transit benefit that many federal employees use to take the subway, bus or vanpool to work will decrease on Jan. 1 from $230 to $125 per month. Feds said, for the most part, they\'ll continue to use mass transit even if it costs them more to get to work.
According to some experts, the ancient Mayans played soccer with human heads. We know for a fact that politicians play chicken with paychecks — as in your paycheck, Senior Correspondent Mike Causey says.
Maryland and Virginia lawmakers say federal employees have been singled out enough and shouldn\'t endure another year of a pay freeze or other benefit cuts. The Middle Class Tax Relief and Job Creation Act includes such provisions. Rep. Gerry Connolly said continued pay freezes or reduction in benefits will impact recruiting and retention of employees.
If the bad news coming out of Congress sounds familiar, there is a reason for it, Senior Correspondent Mike Causey says. You\'ve heard it lots of times this year, and we\'re only halfway through the month of December ...
Host Mike Causey is joined by Jessica Klement of the Federal Managers Association, and Federal Times reporters Stephen Losey and Sean Reilly. December 14, 2011
Jessica Klement, director of government affairs at the Federal Managers Association, updates Your Turn with Mike Causey on the latest legislative proposals that impact federal employees\' pay and benefits.
The Senate voted 78-20 last week to reject a proposal that extended the federal pay freeze through 2015 and cut the federal workforce by 10 percent.
Humberto Sanchez, who covers the Senate for CQ Roll Call, joined In Depth with Francis Rose with the latest on where a proposed federal pay freeze stands.
Health insurance expert Walton Francis joins host Mike Causey on today\'s program. He will help you navigate the \"best buys\" for singles, couples, large families, retirees with and without Medicare, and people who are taking risks by using their private sector spouses health plan.
Steve Losey is a reporter with Federal Times. He brings a recap of the supercommittee stalemate and what the deficit could mean for federal employees.
Host Mike Causey will talk about the big issues facing federal employees with NARFE\'s David Snell and Federal Times staff writer Stephen Losey. November 9, 2011