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There are special retirement rules for FERS and CSRS employees covered under the Special Retirement Provisions. This can cause a challenge when these...
Annuity Computation for Retirement Under FERS
Under the Federal Employees Retirement System (FERS), there are four types of retirement; voluntary, early, deferred, and disability. Last week we looked at...
Eligibility Requirements for Each Type of Retirement Under FERS
Under the Federal Employees Retirement System (FERS), there are four types of retirement; voluntary, early, deferred, and disability. Over the next few weeks,...
How Does FECA Help Federal Workers?
The Federal Employees Compensation Act (FECA) provides compensation benefits for federal workers in the case of an injury, disease, disability, or death from...
Stress and Filing for Federal Disability Retirement
Stress is found in every workplace, home, relationship, and part of life in general. One of the requirements for qualifying for federal disability retirement...
Knowing When to Retire Can Make All the Difference
If retiring as a FERS employee, your pension starts on the first day of the following month after you retire. So, it makes sense to retire on the last day of...
Common Causes of Injuries and Illnesses to IRS Workers
It’s easy to understand how a Federal Air Marshal or a federal worker at the Department of Justice can get injured while on the job, but an IRS worker? Can...
Important Information to Know When Filing for Federal Disability Retirement
If you are a federal or postal worker and have found that you can no longer perform the essential duties of your job because of an injury or illness, you may...
The Difference Between CSRS and FERS Service Credit
Often, service credit and creditable service are used interchangeably. While they do have similarities, they are classified as two different types of credit....
More Hiring Freeze Questions Answered
A few weeks ago, President Donald Trump issued a hiring freeze in the federal government. Since then, there have been exemptions to that freeze announced....
What is the Thrift Savings Plan (TSP)?
The Thrift Savings Plan (TSP) is a retirement saving and investment plan for federal employees and members of uniformed services, including the Ready Reserve....
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