Unions Push Back On Rehiring Federal Retirees

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By MyFederalRetirement
Posted: 05-27-2009


The fight over rehiring retirees
By REBECCA NEAL
May 25, 2009

A bill that would allow agencies to rehire retired employees won approval of a Senate committee last week. But, despite measures designed to appease unions, it still faces opposition from labor groups.

The bill would create a five-year pilot program allowing agencies to rehire retirees and pay them their full salary and their full annuity. Currently, personnel rules don?t allow retirees to collect their full salaries and annuities without special waivers from the Office of Personnel Management. The Senate bill would allow agencies to rehire retirees without having to get such waivers.

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