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Federal Workers: Enjoy Your Summer Vacation Perks
If you are traveling this summer, you may feel like you are pulling out a debit card every time you turn around. However, as a federal employee, you should know that in addition to your other benefits, including Federal Disability Retirement benefits, there's several...
The Heat Is On for Postal Workers
The heat of summer presents a serious risk of injury to those who work outdoors, including federal postal workers. When the temperatures begin to rise, the potential for heat-related illnesses becomes a factor during mail carriers’ daily work routine, the Postal...
Due Process Rights of Federal Employees
If you were recently fired from your position with a federal government agency, you should be aware of your legal rights. One of these rights is that you may still be eligible to receive Federal Disability Retirement benefits despite your termination. However, you...
Should You Seek Federal Disability Retirement on Your Own?
You can learn about the process a federal worker must follow to obtain federal disability retirement benefits by going online or asking your federal agency’s human resources department. So, why would you need help from Harris Federal? Based on our experience of...
Do Federal Correctional Officers Face Higher Injury Risks?
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...
Federal Agencies Are Hiring More Veterans
It is encouraging to see an increase in veteran hiring in the federal workforce, including veterans with disabilities. Out of the 162,839 new federal employees hired during the last fiscal year, the percentage of veterans rose by 2.1 percent from the previous year –...
Federal Employee Retirement Planning
You deserve to enjoy financial security during your retirement years. The best way to ensure that happens is to start planning now. Harris Federal Law Firm encourages you to ask yourself these three questions: When do I plan to retire? What will my expenses be when I...
Five Things Federal Workers Should Know About the OPM
If you are a federal employee or U.S. postal worker and are considering filing for disability retirement benefits, then you should know more about the role of the Office of Personnel Management (OPM). The OPM is the agency that will be reviewing your claim and...
Can You Get Federal Disability Retirement Benefits for Depression?
Depression, a mental health condition that affects millions worldwide, is not just a temporary state of feeling sad or down. It is a serious illness that can interfere significantly with a person's daily life, including their ability to work. In the United States,...
Have You Considered a ‘Phased Retirement?’
It has been over two years since Congress passed a law allowing for a “phased retirement” program. The Office of Personnel Management (OPM) has recently released the final rules governing how it works and who is eligible. What these new rules allow may interest you if...
White House Promotes Federal Workers’ Right to ‘Workplace Flexibilities’
Are you a federal worker who would like to work at home part of the week so you can spend less time commuting to the office and more time with your family? If so, you may be interested in a memo that the White House sent to federal agency heads earlier this summer...
What Can Happen to Your Retirement Benefits If You Seek Re-Employment?
If you retired under the Civil Service Retirement System (CSRS) or the Federal Employees Retirement System (FERS) and are seeking re-employment with the federal government, you need to know how this will affect the retirement benefits you have been receiving. The...
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