Federal and Postal Disability Retirement: The PIP
Let’s be very clear: while the designation of a Performance Improvement Plan is often characterized or defined as an “opportunity” for both the Agency as well as the Federal employee […]
Early Retirement for Injured Federal Employees
Let’s be very clear: while the designation of a Performance Improvement Plan is often characterized or defined as an “opportunity” for both the Agency as well as the Federal employee […]
The fear that failure experienced in one path & process will impact and influence another process is one that is often of concern. When a Federal or Postal employee files for Federal Disability Retirement benefits […]
Agencies have an amazing ability to be inquisitive, especially into those areas which really do not concern them. Often, Agencies will insist that, despite all of the relevant, pertinent, […]
I have had a number of inquiries concerning events which may or may not occur post-approval of a Federal Disability Retirement application, including a Medical Questionnaire […]
I am often asked why the Federal Agency will go out of their way to remove an individual based upon every conceivable reason other than the true and underlying reason: […]
To the question relevant to filing for Federal Disability Retirement benefits under FERS or CSRS, as in, “What are your medical conditions?” — the potential applicant will often state […]
One often asks the question, “Well, how long can they…” or “Isn’t there some law that can force them to…” Ultimately, such questions asked, and any similar or related ones, […]
It is summertime. The Office of Personnel Management continues to remain backlogged. The waiting time for approvals continues to be “longer than usual”, but the “usual” […]
Federal and Postal workers are among the most dedicated of employees. Yes, in this time of debt crisis and budget crunching, quickly decreasing pool of available Federal funds, […]
An applicant or potential applicant for Federal Disability Retirement benefits under FERS or CSRS exhibits tendencies which can range on a wide spectrum of behavior, thoughts, fears, […]