Federal Worker Disability Retirement: The Accommodation Issue, Redux
In preparing, formulating and filing for Federal Disability Retirement benefits from the U.S. Office of Personnel Management, whether under FERS or CSRS, the Federal or Postal […]
Early Retirement for Injured Federal Employees
In preparing, formulating and filing for Federal Disability Retirement benefits from the U.S. Office of Personnel Management, whether under FERS or CSRS, the Federal or Postal […]
The issue of “Accommodations” can be a rather tricky one. Over the years, the term has expanded and been refined by various legal precedents, and the technical, term of art now carries […]
There is a conceptual and legal distinction to be made between an Agency’s “accommodations”, as used in a loose, non-technical manner, and being “accommodated” in accordance with […]
The question is often asked whether a Federal or Postal employee is able to, allowed to, or can work, while filing for and awaiting a decision upon, a Federal Disability Retirement application […]
In preparing, formulating and filing a successful Federal Disability Retirement application with the Office of Personnel Management, under FERS or CSRS, the issue of accommodations […]
In most cases, the agency is unable to accommodate the individual. By “accommodation” is often meant lessening the workload, or temporarily allowing for the medical conditions […]
It is important at all stages of a Federal Disability Retirement application for FERS & CSRS employees to predict, anticipate, and preempt the arguments which the Office of Personnel […]
The term “accommodations” continues to be a highly misused one. There is the general conceptual application, as when an agency attempts to do something to help a Federal or Postal employee by “allowing” for “light duty”, or allowing […]
While I am often asked about the intersecting connection between the ADA (Americans with Disabilities Act) and Disability Retirement laws under FERS & CSRS, and the issue of accommodations, my short answer is that the two areas of law rarely directly intersect. […]
The importance of the “process” cannot be overstated in the filing of Federal Disability Retirement benefits. It is the “coordination” of all of the various elements involved: the Medical […]