Early Retirement for Injured Federal Employees
The problem with Agency efforts to provide an employee with reasonable accommodations is that such attempts are too often than not, neither “reasonable” nor legally viable accommodations. Let’s remember that a legally viable […]
Often, aside from having submitted insufficient medical documentation to support a Federal Disability retirement application, the Office of Personnel Management will deny a case based upon a statement submitted by […]
I have written and emphasized this issue before, but it is an issue which must be reiterated, re-emphasized, and re-stated: those who file for and obtain disability retirement do not need to feel like their lives are being retired […]
Federal disability retirement law is often a frustrating process. On the one hand, for an attorney, it can be a professionally satisfying area of law to practice because the end result — obtaining a benefit for an individual who has shown […]
On the desk of one of the Circuit Court clerks, in an adjacent county, is a sign which reads: “The fact that you waited until today does not make it into my emergency.” Those who stand in line to file an emergency pleading, […]
I once heard a pastor make a rather unremarkable statement, but profound nevertheless in its simplicity and truth: “Where there […]
The New Year is upcoming. For those who are anxiously awaiting a decision on their Federal Disability Retirement applications, remember that this is a continuing process. Thus, whether or not the application gets approved or denied prior to the coming New Year […]
Before you even think about filing for disability retirement benefits under FERS or CSRS, there is often a psychological component which must be overcome […]
When I look at a potential disability retirement case, I find it helpful to look at the case not only […]
In the process of applying for Federal Disability retirement under FERS or CSRS, it is the “hope and wish” of […]