Protecting Your Federal Benefits: Lessons from the FLRA Reinstatement Ruling
The FLRA ordered thousands of probationary employees reinstated. What the ruling shows about protecting the TSP, FEHB and the rest of your benefits.
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Understanding Probationary Employee Reinstatements and How It Impacts Federal Retirement Planning
An FLRA ruling reinstating thousands of probationary employees has wider implications. What it means for benefits continuity and retirement planning.
Maximizing Your Thrift Savings Plan (TSP) as a Federal Employee
The TSP is the most valuable retirement tool most federal employees have. How to get more out of it, including while in deferred resignation status.
How Federal Employees Can Maximize Their Retirement Benefits in 2025
Several bills aimed at improving federal retirement benefits have been reintroduced. A good moment to reassess your own strategy rather than wait.
Legal Disputes and Probationary Firings: Why Federal Employees Need Robust Benefits Planning
The MSPB has blocked firings of probationary Agriculture Department employees. Why probationary staff need benefits planning more than anyone else.
Understanding Probationary Firings and Federal Employee Rights: How Internal Benefit Advisors Can Help
Probationary periods carry real risk, and recent disputes have made that plain. What rights you hold, and where the gaps in protection actually sit.
Windfall Payments Begin Early: What It Means for Your Retirement Planning
Payments following repeal of the Government Pension Offset and Windfall Elimination Provision are arriving early. What it means for your planning.
Why Federal Employees Need a Comprehensive Retirement Strategy
Workplace stress and conflict pull focus from long-term planning at exactly the wrong time. Why a written strategy outlasts a difficult year at work.
Navigating Workplace Challenges: How Federal Retirement Planning Can Help
Miscommunication and conflict at work can derail more than your week. How a settled retirement plan takes pressure off the decisions in front of you.
Preparing for RIFs: What Federal Employees Need to Know
Agencies have been told to prepare for reductions in force as early as May or June. Your rights, your options, and what to do before a notice arrives.
Understanding Your Rights as a Probationary Federal Employee
A federal court has temporarily halted layoffs of probationary employees. What rights you hold in the early years of a federal career, and what you la
Federal Employee Benefits at Risk: What the House Budget Plan Means for You
The House budget plan puts federal employee benefits on the table for cuts. Which benefits are exposed, and what the proposals would actually change.