'...Black and Brown employees of federal contractors are expected to see as much as $3,500 per year in pay increases due to a Biden Administration executive order that took effect on Sunday. Many federal contractors who...'
'...The company can't blame the hike on financial hardship, at least. Amazon's net profit jumped nearly 57 percent in 2021 to $33.4 billion — the lingering COVID-19 pandemic has been good for Amazon's core shopping business....'
New Year. New Law. Beginning January 1, 2022, new federal protections will shield millions of consumers from surprise medical bills. Surprise medical bills – unexpected bills from an out-of-network provider, out-of-network facility or out-of-network air ambulance provider – is common among those with private insurance. Nearly one in five patients who go to the emergency room, have an elective surgery, or give birth in a hospital receive surprise bills, with average costs ranging from $750 to $2,600 per episode.
Learn about how the No Surprises Act can protect you from surprise medical billing. U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
'...This report describes recent trends in the characteristics of annuitants and current employees covered by the Civil Service Retirement System (CSRS) and the Federal Employees' Retirement System (FERS) as well as the financial status of the Civil Service Retirement and Disability Fund (CSRDF). ...'
'...President Biden pushing a radical plan to overhaul elections is nothing but a "power grab." "This is nothing but a power grab to take the right at the constitutional authority of states to manage their own elections, and it's a federal takeover of our elections...'
'...Inflation is soaring, and voters blame President Biden. A Morning Consult poll in late October showed 62 percent of registered voters believe Biden’s policies are to blame for rising prices on everything from turkeys to gasoline to apartment rents. Guess what? They should. ...'
'...The underlying issue is that while an individual’s locality pay rate is based on the location of the official duty station, for nearly two years many federal employees have been working exclusively, or nearly so, from other places—in some cases where the locality pay rate is lower, yet they continue to receive the higher rate. ...'
'...New data shows an uptick in errors...'
'...counseled federal employees who are completing their retirement applications and getting ready to transition from employee to annuitant, there are some important reminders I make sure to tell them. Here are the top three pro tips that every retiring federal employee should know:...'
