Posts in 2008

Dec 27 Federal Disability Retirement: I've been approved for Social Security disability, but denied Disability retirement - what next?

I have heard from a lot of disability retirement applicants that they have been approved for Social Security disability but later ...

Dec 16 Federal Disability Retirement: FERS/CSRS and light duty accommodations

When an employee applies for disability retirement under CSRS or FERS, one of the elements that the employee must show is that the ...

Dec 15 Federal Disability Retirement: OPM Denied my Disability Retirement Application - What Next?

You receive the letter from OPM, open it, and find that OPM denied your application for disability retirement benefits under ...

Nov 25 Federal Disability Retirement: Administrative Judge reduces OPM schedule for repayment of overpaid disability retirement benefits.

Earlier, I posted about the process to seek waiver (or reduction of repayment schedule) of an overpayment of retirement benefits. ...

Nov 23 Federal Disability Retirement: How much will my disability retirement annuity be?

How much will my disability retirement annuity be? Generally speaking, your FERS disability retirement annuity will be 60% of your ...

Nov 21 New and Improved ADA? The Americans With Disabilities Amendments Act of 2008

Earlier this fall, Congress passed the Americans with Disabilities Amendments Act of 2008. The Act takes effect on January 1, ...