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Rep. James Comer, R-Ky., talks with Chairwoman Carolyn Maloney, D-N.Y., before a House Oversight and Reform Committee regarding the on Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol, on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, May 12, 2021. (Bill Clark/Pool via AP)

Paid leave expansion for federal employees advances after contentious committee debate

The Comprehensive Paid Leave for Federal Employees Act expands paid time off to all federal workers, allowing them up to 12 weeks to recover from a personal…

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Expanding paid family leave for federal employees faces tough, heated fight

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The most sought-after benefit for feds during a pandemic

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House Democrats seek expansion of paid leave program for federal employees

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In this June 15, 2020, photo, The Voice of America building in Washington. Michael Pack, the head of U.S.-funded international broadcasting is pressing ahead with his shakeup of the Voice of America and sister outlets by naming new leaders for two of its main networks and moving to defund one of the federal government's top democracy promotion initiatives. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

Dozens of VOA reporters calling for director to resign

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Your 2021 federal pay raise is still up in the air

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Congress will let federal employees carry over more annual leave into 2021

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A few more things to know about the paid parental leave program

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In this Aug. 13, 2019, photo, Dr. Jasmine Saavedra, left, a pediatrician at Esperanza Health Centers in Chicago, hands newborn Alondra Marquez to her mother, Esthela Nuñez, right, after examination. Doctors and public health experts warn of poor health outcomes and rising costs they say will come from sweeping changes that would deny green cards to many immigrants who use Medicaid, as well as food stamps and other forms of public assistance. (AP Photo/Amr Alfiky)

OPM sheds more light on new paid parental leave for feds

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The race is on to implement federal paid parental leave

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What feds need to know about the upcoming paid parental leave program

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Slim pickings on big federal workforce changes in 2021 legislation

As Congress debates must-pass legislation for 2021, members are leaving many of the big-ticket federal workforce items on the table this year.

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Annual leave carryover, new anti-discrimination safeguards for feds in House NDAA

The House-passed annual defense authorization bill includes a few notable provisions for civilian federal employees.

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House committee clears NDAA with federal paid parental leave fix

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The House Armed Services Committee easily passed its version of the 2021 defense authorization bill Wednesday night. The bill contains provisions needed to guarantee paid parental leave coverage to Federal Aviation Administration, Veterans Health Administration and other federal employees left out of the original law.