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Which Type of Retirement is Right for You?–Deferred Retirement
A deferred retirement is one where you postpone the when you receive your annuity. This may be right for you if you are a former federal worker covered by FERS, and you want to apply for your retirement annuity. In this case, your annuity would begin at least one...
Which Type of Retirement is Right for You?–Voluntary Retirement
There are different retirements under FERS and they each have their own set of qualifications for eligibility. Voluntary retirement is the first type of retirement we will look at. This is generally what you think of when you think about retirement. Voluntary...
Are You Missing Out on Creditable Service?
Creditable service seems pretty straight forward—your years of service with the federal government count towards your retirement. Still, there are several instances where this can become complicated. This post will only focus on creditable service under FERS....
Overpaid by the OWCP: What to do?
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...
How a Federal Agency May Prove An Employee’s Lack of Candor
Sometimes a federal agency can attempt to discipline its employees with the very subjective allegation of the employee’s “lack of candor”. The charges are sometimes misplaced or overused based upon the difficulties in establishing just what is required to prove the...
Understanding Survivor Benefits & Federal Disability Retirement
When filling out your federal disability retirement application, you will be required to make critical decisions regarding your life insurance and survivor benefits. Though it may seem like opting into survivor benefits is a necessity, you will find that the survivor...
The Merit Systems Protection Board and Federal Disability Retirement
There are over 4,000 pages in the 2015 edition of A Guide to Merit Systems Protection Board Law and Practice. This lengthy reference guide provides practice guidance and analyses of relevant statutes, regulations and case law pertaining to the Merit System Protection...
What to Consider When Hiring a Federal Disability Retirement Lawyer
What to Consider When Hiring a Federal Disability Retirement Lawyer The decision to hire a federal disability retirement lawyer should not be taken lightly. Having legal representation is extremely beneficial when building your case; however, you want to be sure you...
Harris Federal Featured in WILG Workers’ First Watch
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...
OWCP Stress Claims: Q&A with Attorney Leah Bachmeyer-Kille
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,...
Federal Workers – Watch Out for Those Benefit Offsets!
At Harris Federal, we have represented federal workers for over a decade. Something we have encountered, of which many federal employees are unaware, is that there are offsets for OWCP workers’ compensation wage loss and schedule award benefits with social security...
Discussing OWCP Federal Workers’ Compensation
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...
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