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The proposal, which calls for hiking the required pension contribution for federal employees to 4.4% of salary, will now advance to the House Budget Committee.

House GOP have introduced a plan that could further strain federal employees by increasing their retirement premiums and reducing their pension benefits.

One Republican who voted against the cuts to federal benefits cast doubt that the provisions would end up in the final version of the GOP reconciliation bill.

The president has historically opposed federal minimum wage hikes as Democrats push a 2025 bill to raise wages nationwide.

The U.S. Supreme Court said that federal employees who also are in the military reserve must be paid the equivalent of their civilian salaries when called to active duty during national emergencies.

Supreme Court justices sided with military reservists in saying the government must pay federal employees at their civilian salary rate when called to active duty.

The biggest change would be for employees to pay a higher retirement contribution rate of 4.4% of their salary, according to Representative James Comer, who is Chairman of the House Oversight Committee and Government Reform Committee.

Rep. Gerry Connolly (D-Virginia) battled the GOP to support federal workers but now faces his “final chapter full of pride … you all have been a joy to serve.”

The current federal minimum wage has not been increased since 2009, when it rose from $6.55 an hour to the current rate, representing the longest stretch minimum wage workers have gone without a raise. Democrats attempted to increase the minimum wage in ...

In a 5-4 decision, the justices said Nick Feliciano, a Coast Guard petty officer who was called to active duty from 2012 to 2017, should have been paid the difference between his Coast Guard salary and his pay as an air traffic controller.

More than 15,000 employees from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) have accepted a buyout offer from the federal government, resigning or taking early retirement in exchange for months of paid leave and benefits.

Federal workers hired in 2029 would contribute nearly 10% of their basic pay toward a less generous pension if they wish to retain their civil service protections under House lawmakers’ budget reconciliation proposal.

The start of summer is typically marked by a wave of temporary hirings of students and other new employees, with many summer jobs paying those

Federal workers whose benefits have long been an attraction for government service are confronting a new reality as GOP lawmakers advance legislation shrinking their health and retirement plans to help pay for Trump’s proposed tax cut extensions.

The measure passed the House Oversight Committee, 22 to 21, with Representative Michael Turner, R-Ohio, joining Democrats in opposition, and is expected to move to the Budget Committee.

The House Oversight and Government Reform Committee on April 30 advanced a legislative package to raise the retirement contribution rates for federal civilian employees and reduce their eventual benefits by adjusting the way annuity payments are calculated.

Companies can now illegally pay federal contractors less than the current minimum wage and face no consequences.