Department of Justice Gender Equality Network

DOJ employees detail ‘excruciating’ IVF costs, push for more FEHB coverage

FEHB carriers already cover some costs of IVF-related drugs. But employee testimonials show many feds still have to pay the “lion’s share” out of pocket.

Benefits

FILE - People gather in front of the Georgia State Capital in Atlanta on Friday, June 24, 2022, to protest to protest the Supreme Court's decision to overturn Roe v. Wade. Abortion rights supporters say personhood could hamper in-vitro fertilization or subject women who have abortions to murder charges. At least five states have adopted personhood laws or constitutional amendments. Georgia's law is the most extensive, granting tax breaks and child support to fetuses. (AP Photo/Ben Gray, File)

Group of federal employees still pushing for more fertility benefits through insurance program

Federal Newscast

‘We need to do more’ to close gender-based pay gap, OPM says

Pay

In this Tuesday, May 15, 2018, photo, scientist Fabrice De Bond picks up a vial containing frozen donor sperm samples in a lab at Melbourne IVF in Melbourne, Australia. (AP Photo/Wong Maye-E)

DoJ employee advocacy group calls for better federal health care coverage of infertility treatments

Federal Newscast

OPM addresses gender pay gap, proposes ban on agencies’ use of salary history for new hires

Pay

Omnibus silently endorses 4.6% pay raise for federal employees in 2023

Congress

(AP Photo/Elise Amendola)

Calls to ban use of salary history reveal deeper issues in federal pay system

Workforce

The federal pay gap is shrinking, but advocacy groups are calling for more

Pay

FILE - The U.S. Supreme Court building on Capitol Hill in Washington, June 9, 2022. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky, File)

Federal groups, unions back paid leave for feds seeking abortion services

Workforce