Posts tagged student loan repayment
Federal employees put into revived ‘Schedule F’ category may lose loan aid, pay incentives
February 12, 2026 // Supplemental guidance from the Office of Personnel Management clarified that Schedule Policy/Career positions will, for the most part, no longer be eligible for student loan repayment options, nor will they be able to receive recruitment, retention or relocation incentives. The forthcoming benefits changes for Schedule Policy/Career employees align with what Schedule C employees and other political appointees already see.
Teachers sue Trump admin for stopping affordable student loan repayment plans
March 24, 2025 // The teachers' union, however, says the Education Department's decision to interpret the 8th Circuit's decision on Feb. 18 "in such a maximalist way" has "wreaked havoc" on the system. The union claims in its filing that paper applications are not currently being processed as well.
Unionizing is off the menu at Waltham Starbucks
January 26, 2023 // The majority of employees voted in the secret ballot election; eight voted to unionize, while 15 voted against it. After months of organizing by workers to secure a union election as part of a nationwide movement, baristas at the Market Place Drive Starbucks voted against unionizing.