Early Retirement for Injured Federal Employees
As I stated in my previous blog, OWCP is not a retirement system. Instead, it is meant to return an injured worker back to productivity with his or her agency. This is done through means of providing for medical treatments; paying […]
Many people who call me and tell me their narrative about the Agency, the medical conditions, the growing inability to perform the essential elements of the job, and the resulting need to file for disability retirement […]
I once heard a pastor make a rather unremarkable statement, but profound nevertheless in its simplicity and truth: “Where there […]
In tough economic times, it is often difficult to find that “silver lining”. This is even truer for my clients who obtain disability retirement benefits from the Federal Government, as well as […]
People often act without forecasting prospective issues. In filing for disability retirement, it is important to take into account the emphasis and basis […]
When I look at a potential disability retirement case, I find it helpful to look at the case not only […]
I have been asked, via multiple emails, of my opinion concerning the right time to file for disability retirement, given […]
Not all cases that should be won, are won. No one can win 100% of the time; think about it […]
I often receive telephone calls from Federal and Postal employees worried about what their Supervisor will write in the SF […]
It is now post-Labor Day Weekend. Summer is essentially over. The Office of Personnel Management will be back in “full […]