Federal Disability Retirement & the Economy
I have been asked, via multiple emails, of my opinion concerning the right time to file for disability retirement, given the state of the current economy. I am not an economist; I am an attorney who...
View ArticleFederal Disability Retirement: Further Basics
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 those...
View ArticleOPM Disability Retirement: The 80% Rule — Earned Income
As we reach the end of the year, Federal and Postal employees who are receiving Disability Retirement benefits, and who are working in the private sector, should remember the 80% earned income rule....
View ArticleFederal Worker Disability Retirement: Projecting Forward
In preparing, formulating and filing a Federal Disability Retirement application under either FERS or CSRS (while the statutory references and case-laws applying to each retirement system may be...
View ArticleFederal Disability Retirement: The 80% Rule and Other Considerations
In preparing, formulating and filing a Federal Disability Retirement application under FERS or CSRS, it is always the future which one must plan for — the short-term future of obtaining Federal...
View ArticleFederal Worker Disability Retirement: Working While Waiting
In preparing, formulating and filing a Federal Disability Retirement application under FERS or CSRS, often the question is asked by the Federal or Postal employee as to whether one can continue to work...
View ArticleDisability Retirement for Federal Workers: Working while Waiting
During the process of preparing, formulating and filing for Federal Disability Retirement benefits from the Office of Personnel Management, whether under FERS or CSRS, the question is sometimes asked...
View ArticleThe Law of Salvage and Federal Disability Retirement Compensation
The concept is derived from maritime law, where recovery of ship or cargo at sea left to abandonment and forfeiture should be duly compensated of a value commensurate with the worth of the property...
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