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Highlights of the SECURE Act 2.0 Automatic enrollment increased. Beginning in 2025, the law expands automatic enrollment in retirement plans with the aim of prompting more people to save for retirement. With some exceptions for small businesses, the bill requires 401(k) and 403(b) plans to automatically enroll eligible participants, starting at a minimum 3 percent contribution and increasing annually to at least 10 percent but no more than 15 percent. Employees who do not wis

Telework Being Phased out or Ending? In May, the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) announced that it will end the use of maximum telework as part of the federal government’s operating status when the COVID-19 public health emergency ended. However, OPM said agencies should still balance the Office of Management and Budget’s call for substantially increased meaningful in-person work at federal agencies with the benefits associated with continued use of workplace flexibilit

COVID Vaccine Requirements for Federal Employees Ended May 11, 2023 On May 1, 2023 the White House announced the end of the COVID-19 vaccine requirements for Federal employees, Federal contractors, and international air travelers effective May 11, 2023. Also in early May, the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) told Federal Employee Health Benefit (FEHB) Carriers they must continue to cover benefits for the diagnosis, prevention, and treatment for COVID-19 even after the exp