Early Retirement for Injured Federal Employees
The Applicant’s Statement of Disability is a very personal statement; that is precisely why when I take on cases at the Second (Reconsideration) Stage, or at the Third (Merit Systems Protection Board) Stage, I have an opportunity to read heart-felt, personal, and very “emotional” […]
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 […]
After representing so many Federal and Postal employees over these many years, there are stories which continue to sadden me; as with all professionals, I attempt to bifurcate my life, and not get “personally” involved with my cases. To blur the lines between providing […]
I am often asked whether or not it is okay to resign from the Agency prior to either (1) filing […]
The issue of Agency Accommodations — whether or not an agency can truly “accommodate” an individual; what constitutes a legal […]
Postal employees, there is nothing inherently wrong with an Agency offering you modified or light duty assignments. If your Agency […]
Some have asked me whether acceptance of a temporary light duty assignment is of concern in a disability retirement application. […]
I am receiving too many phone calls from people who have been fooled by his/her Agency that they have been […]