1.12.2015 -The U.S. Office of Personnel Management confirmed that a web site glitch exposed some retirees’ personal information to other retirees Monday. The information was exposed when retirees logged into their accounts, OPM said in a statement. “This morning, OPM became aware of a technical malfunction impacting online services for federal retirees,” read the statement. “As a […]
OPM seeks auto-enrollment of federal employees, retirees failing to make an enrollment election in Federal Employees Health Plan (FEHB) during a certain time frame. 1.7.15 – Federal Register Federal Employees Health Benefits Program: Enrollment Options Following the Termination of a Plan or Plan Option The U.S. Office of Personnel Management (OPM) is issuing a proposed […]
Postal workers not included in the Executive order allowing Feds an extra day off for Christmas (December 5, 2014) President Barack Obama has issued an Executive order excusing executive branch non-Postal Service employees from duty on Friday, December 26, 2014, with pay and without a charge to leave, except those who, in the judgment of […]
U.S. Postal Service employees and retirees received a scare last month when the Office of Personnel Management reported their share of their health care premiums would skyrocket nearly 19 percent in 2015. USPS, however, said the reality is not so bad. OPM said labor-postal management negotiations were to blame for the average postal enrollee in […]
By Federal Disability Attorney Robert R. McGill Change is an inevitable feature of life. It is always difficult to accept the vicissitudes which interrupt the security found in the daily routine of work, family and social events, if only to get together with neighbors or sometime-acquaintances for an evening to forget the daily toils of […]
The Postal Service has launched an open season site on LiteBlue to provide employees with information about benefits, premiums, plans and more. The site features downloadable benefits guides, an open season checklist, fact sheets and FAQs, videos and a health plan comparison tool. Additionally, the site provides links to the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) […]
From various news sources COLA increase =$22 The U.S. government will raise benefits for Social Security beneficiaries by 1.7% in 2015, the Social Security Administration said today. This is the third consecutive year in which the increase will be under 2%. The agency said it expects to send out checks to about 64 million people […]
The United States Office of Personnel Management (OPM) is issuing a final rule to modify eligibility for enrollment under the Federal Employees Health Benefits (FEHB) Program to certain temporary, seasonal, and intermittent employees who are identified as full-time employees. This regulation will allow newly eligible Federal employees to enroll no later than January 2015. This […]
By Federal Disability Attorney Robert R. McGill Is man today evolving still? Or, has evolution reached its pinnacle? Consider the Angel and the Beast; and wonder how far we seek to have our wings, but wallow in the stench of fear and trembling. Sabishi ningen, by Hotamori Postal employees are beset with a unique set […]
In fact, the first lawsuit against the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA), which prevented the federal government from recognizing same sex marriages, was filed in 2009 under the name of a postal worker in Massachusetts. Fast forward to Monday. With the Supreme Court’s decision to let stand lower court rulings that allow same-sex marriages, expect those unions […]