Legislation has been introduced in the House of Representatives to allow federal employees to make multiple age based and post-separation withdrawal from...
All Posts By
Harris Federal Law Firm
What is Reassignment and Does it Affect Federal Disability Retirement?
Question of the Week: What is Reassignment and How Can It Affect Federal Disability Retirement? Last week, we looked at accommodation regarding federal...
What is Accommodation and How Does it Affect Disability Retirement?
Question of the Week: What is Accommodation and How Does It Affect Federal Disability Retirement? A: One of the requirements to qualify for federal disability...
How Does the Merit Systems Protection Board Serve Federal Employees?
The Merit Systems Protection Board (MSPB) is an independent and semi-judicial agency and is known as the “guardian of Federal merit systems”. It is part of...
What are the Eligibility Requirements of Federal Disability Retirement?
Federal Disability Retirement Federal Disability Retirement is a great benefit for injured and ill federal workers who are having trouble doing their job in...
Are There Pitfalls to Retiring Really Early?
We all love the idea of retiring early, or at least as soon as possible. Maybe at age 55 or 60. But what about the idea of retiring as early as 45? Is that...
Why Federal Employees Aren’t Quick to Leave Federal Service
Over 2.2 million civilian employees work in the federal government. A 2016 survey conducted by the Government Business Council found that 14 percent of...
How Social Security May Play a Role in Retirement
The Federal Employees Retirement System has three parts; pension, Thrift Savings Plan, and Social Security. We all want to retire as early as possible, but do...
How Much Does Federal Disability Retirement Pay?
Who qualifies for Disability Retirement? If you are a disabled civilian federal worker in either the Civil Service Retirement System (CSRS) or Federal...
OPM Denied My Federal Disability Retirement Application, Now What?
Question of the Week: If OPM Denies My Disability Retirement Application, Do I Get Another Chance? A: If OPM denies your application for disability...
How Do Life Events Affect Your Annuity and Benefits?
Life events are anything that essentially changes your status; marriage, divorce, the death of a spouse, even reemployment. This post will look at how each...
What Happens to Your Benefits if You Return to Federal Service?
Yesterday, we looked at what happens to your benefits when you leave federal service before becoming eligible for retirement. This post will look at what...
Federal Employee Resources
Our ever growing library of federal employee resources give you the knowledge you need to make smart choices about your future.
Frequently Asked Questions
Get the answers you need on-demand, from a team of federal employee benefits professionals.
View FAQ
Federal Benefit Webinars
Twice per month we host webinars to help federal employees better understand their benefits and answer their questions LIVE.
See Webinar Schedule
Benefit Guides
From guides to detailed charts, these educational resources will help clarify confusing federal employee benefits topics.
See our resources