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Feds with families hardest hit by proposed changes to workers' comp
Disabled federal workers with dependents would be among the hardest hit by proposed changes to federal workers' compensation benefits, according to an analysis by the Government Accountability Office. The Labor Department has proposed setting a uniform level of compensation — 70 percent of the pre-injury salary — regardless of dependents and further reducing benefits to 50 percent when employees reach retirement age. But in its report which simulated those proposed changes, GAO raised concerns about the effects on beneficiaries.
Tags: pay and benefits , GAO , benefits , NTEU , Colleen Kelley , Labor Department , Jack Moore
GAO: More data sharing needed in federal workers comp oversight
Greg Kutz is director of Forensic Audits and Investigations at the Government Accountability Office.
Tags: Greg Kutz , GAO , pay and benefits , In Depth
Reports indicate federal workers' comp long overdue for update
The federal workers' compensation program has long targeted by agency inspectors general, who have cited the program's lack of oversight and susceptibility to improper payments Some members of Congress also argue the program's benefit structure, which hasn't been meaningfully updated since the mid-1970s, has led to widespread inefficiencies.
Tags: Labor , pay and benefits , benefits , workforce , GAO , Congress , Andrew Sherrill , In Depth , Francis Rose
Senate OKs postal amendments to limit conference spending, stave off closures
In a marathon series of votes Tuesday, the Senate considered more than a dozen amendments to a postal reform bill, approving a provision to limit all federal agencies' spending on conferences, but voting down an amendment expanding the federal workers' compensation program. Lawmakers also rejected an amendment that would have required retirement-eligible USPS employees to retire without a buyout payment. The Senate will resume voting on amendments Wednesday at 2 p.m. before voting on a final version of the 21st Century Postal Service Act.
Tags: Senate , budget , Congress , USPS , Tom Coburn , conference spending , Susan Collins , Joe Lieberman , Tom Carper , Scott Brown , Daniel Akaka , NTEU
NTEU decries proposed cuts to workers comp
The National Treasury Employees Union has denounced a Senate bill reforming the Postal Service because it would also reduce benefits under the federal workers' compensation program.
Tags: pay and benefits , Labor , benefits , NTEU , Susan Collins , Colleen Kelley , workers
House passes bill modifying FECA
The House has approved bipartisan legislation reforming the Federal Employees Compensation Act. The bill streamlines the claims process and expands benefits.
Tags: Congress , House , pay and benefits , workers
House to vote on bill modifying FECA
If enacted, H.R. 2465 would make several changes to the Federal Employees' Compensation Act, including allowing assistants and nurses to certify disabilities.
Tags: House , George Miller , Tim Walberg , Lynn Woolsey , benefits , health care
FLEOA updates on legislative issues affecting federal law enforcement
This week on FEDtalk, host Debra Roth is joined by Jon Adler, President of the Federal Law Enforcement Officers Association, to hear about their annual meeting and current legislative efforts on the Hill.
Tags: FLEOA , pay and benefits , Debra Roth , Jon Adler
GAO investigates workers' comp abuses
The Government Accountability Office is accepting anonymous reports of workers' compensation abuses by federal employees as part of an investigation into fraud in the Federal Employees' Compensation Act (FECA).
Tags: GAO , Labor , Jolie Lee , investigation , workers
Sen. Collins tries to curb workers' comp abuses
Postal workers have been collecting workers' comp after retirement. A bill introduced by Sen. Susan Collins (R-Maine) would put an end to it.
Tags: pay and benefits , USPS , workers' compensation , Susan Collins , Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committ , John Buckner
