Q. I am considering taking a State Department full-time temporary excepted appointment NTE 13 months with no re-employment benefits. I am a career-status employee with the federal government. State requires a four-day break between my current position and beginning service with them. How does this affect my retirement benefits and my career status? Will I not be considered career status when I apply for new jobs after my temporary position comes to an end? A. When you separate from the government, if you are covered by the Federal Employees Health Benefits and/or Federal Employees Group Life Insurance programs, you will…
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Q. I want to resign from my civil service position. I believe the work environment is hostile and want to leave before I have even fewer options. I have accumulated 24 years of retirement time and am 18 months short of my minimum retirement age. I have also been reading about the many different ways one can leave (other than retiring), or be forced to leave federal service under Chapter 31, and it is very confusing and intimidating. So I have a couple of questions: 1. Is resignation immediate, meaning, can I walk in, say “I resign” and be gone…
Q: My son is 23 and is currently on Temporary Continuation of Coverage. Last open season we changed our insurance plan but our son continued with the old plan. It’s my understanding he is eligible to come back onto our plan January 1st. Does he need to change to our new insurance company/plan? Or can he stay where he is? A: He would have to be covered by your plan.