At the Justice Department, assistant U.S. attorneys and trial attorneys are both, well, lawyers that do litigation. But they work under different pay systems.
One of the big differences between government and the private sector is the field of labor relations. In industry, it is usually disgruntled workers who go out on strike.
A published report cites Labor Department records showing the U.S. Postal Service has regularly shortchanged hourly employees to the tune of nearly $700,000 in back pay.
The government shutdown deadline is right around the corner. The good news? Congress has learned a few things from the last shutdown, bringing the tiniest bit of certainty to feds with their back pay and health insurance the next time it happens again.
The Biden administration is planning on an average 2.7% federal pay raise for most civilian employees in 2022, but for many seasoned feds, next year's salary is anything but certain.
The good news for most white collar civilian federal workers is that President Joe Biden wants them to have a 2.7% raise in January, 2022.
The White House gave its clearest indication yet on where it's going with federal pay in 2022.
President Biden has formally recommended a 2.7% federal pay raise for most civilian employees in 2022, which includes 0.5% locality pay adjustment.
About 3,500 federal firefighters at the Interior Department and 11,300 others at the Agriculture Department's Forest Service will see pay raises to meet a $15 an hour threshold. Federal employees should see the raises in their paychecks starting next week, both departments said.
In the vaccine debate madness engulfing the country, one might overlook that members of Congress are under no mandate to get vaccinated themselves.
As vaccine rates rise and more feds get sent out on official business, they'll find that not much has changed about their reimbursable travel allowances.
Organizations need people with the right skills and they need to pay them commensurate with that skill. Yet, the skills shortage continues driven, according to one new study, by low pay.
Attorney Elyssa Santos-Abrams hosted the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission's latest Federal Sector Case Update workshop for attorneys, mediators, human resource personnel, union officials and EEO professionals.
The House minibus includes a silent endorsement of the president's proposed federal pay raise for civilian employees in 2022. The Senate hasn't introduced spending bills yet for 2022.
Some military families may not be eligible for SNAP because of the housing allowance they receive.