We are experiencing unprecedented times in modern America. The coronavirus pandemic has burst the economic bubble and left many Americans concerned about their jobs and income. However, history has shown us that now is the time to be proactive and prepare for future...
Question of the Week: What is the Difference Between FERS Disability Retirement and Workers’ Compensation? A: This question is a popular one. People are often confused about the difference between Workers' Compensation and OPM FERS Disability Retirement and with good...
The Federal Employees Compensation Act (FECA) provides compensation benefits for federal workers in the case of an injury, disease, disability, or death from an employment related cause. It covers both full and part-time workers regardless of what branch they work in....
Over the next few weeks, we will be looking at the difference between the Civil Service Retirement System (CSRS) and the Federal Employees Retirement Systems (FERS), specifically how they relate to Federal Disability Retirement. This post will focus on benefit offsets...
In a previous post, we looked at the interaction of FERS disability and SSD. Now we’re going to look at how FERS disability and OWCP (Office of Worker’s Compensation Programs) payments interact. Unlike Federal Disability Retirement, in order to receive OWCP payments,...
If you become one of those unlucky federal employees who receives a payment from the Office of Workers Compensation Programs (OWCP) followed by a notice that you have been overpaid don’t pull your hair out. OWCP overpayments can occur and you need to know what to do...
At Harris Federal, our team is actively involved in several organizations. We frequently travel to attend and present at conferences for federal workers, trial lawyers associations, attorneys and unions across the country. We love meeting and interacting with new...
Q&A Session with Attorney Leah Bachmeyer Kille on OWCP Stress Claims Recently, Harris Federal hosted a webinar about OWCP stress claims, which are federal workers' compensation claims attributed to a mental or emotional condition. The webinar was a great success,...
OWCP federal workers’ compensation is a completely different ball game compared to state workers’ compensation. Doctors’ are oftentimes justifiably hesitant to partake in a federal workers’ compensation case, because they don’t understand how the process differs from...
The majority of our clients initially come to us to pursue federal workers compensation benefits. They have suffered from a work-related injury, are occupationally disabled and need the benefits package to simply make ends meet. Federal workers compensation generally...
This past weekend, several members of our Harris Federal team attended the 20th annual Workers Injury Law and Advocacy Group (WILG) Convention in Chicago. We are proud to say two of our attorneys, Brad Harris and Leah Bachmeyer Kille, were featured for their...
Federal correctional officers do not have your average job. The hazards these workers face on a daily basis at work expose them to injury and illness risks that may ultimately leave them in need of federal workers’ compensation benefits or disability retirement...
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