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Exciting News: The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) has now obtained MSPB Rights! The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) and AFGE have been arguing for the past 20 years for full appeals rights before the Merit Systems Protection Board (MSPB). This past week American Federation of Government Employees (AFGE)—announced that it has achieved victory. “As of Sept. 26, TSA officers will...
Continue ReadingOn September 9, 2021, President Joe Biden signed an executive order requiring all federal employees to get vaccinated against COVID-19. The brief order requires executive branch agencies—excluding the Government Accountability Office—to set up a vaccination program for the workplace. White House Press Secretary Jen Paski said federal workers must be vaccinated within 75 days. Federal employees may obtain a...
Continue ReadingHaving a disability, whether mental or physical, is a deeply personal matter. With few exceptions, federal government job applicants and employees are not required to disclose their disabilities. Section 503 of the Rehabilitation Act requires federal contractor employers only to invite their job applicants and employees to disclose, voluntarily, their disability status. If you are living with a disability...
Continue ReadingToday the largest newspaper in circulation in Austin, Texas published excerpts from a letter that our firm published and sent to the V.A. oversight committee on behalf of a Veteran Administration employee whom we represent at the San Antonio, Texas V.A. Hospital. The Veteran had anonymously revealed information pertaining to the 14 day wait list fraudulent scheme that the...
Continue ReadingIt would seem that more often than not, laws are written in vague, unclear words that are nearly impossible to construe on face value. Rather the laws are interpreted via a number of methods, including guidelines, court decisions, and regulations. Such is the case when trying to figure out what makes someone eligible for disability retirement. Whether filing for...
Continue ReadingAs a federal employee attorney, I am often asked why an application for FERS disability retirement can take so long for OPM to process. This is not a simple question to answer. The nicest way to put it is that the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) is a bureaucracy and like all bureaucracies the wheels of justice move very...
Continue ReadingA recent decision issued by a Federal Court on January 18, 2013 represents positive news for FERS Disability Retirement annuitants who are receiving or have been receiving SSDI benefits at the same time, and have gone on to earn additional income. Earning money can cause you to lose your social security benefits if you exceed the allowable income ceiling....
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