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Federal Workers Compensation And Continuation Of Pay
Like non-federal employees, those employed by the federal government are entitled to workers compensation benefits if they are injured at work. It is important, however, that the injured federal worker not confuse the Continuation of Pay (COP) benefit, a form of...
OWCP Schedule Award: 102 (Continued)
The most important document required to be to eligible to receive a schedule award is the impairment rating performed by your physician. This must be included in your OWCP schedule award request file. The amount an injured federal worker is eligible to receive in a...
OWCP Schedule Award: 102
We previously discussed how your doctor’s reports can have the greatest affect on your federal workers compensation claim and potential schedule award. If the report is not detailed well enough this could cause your claim to be denied, not because you do not have a...
OWCP Schedule Award: 101 (Continued)
As we discussed last week, your doctor plays a major part in your case in obtaining a schedule award due to a federal workers compensation injury. It is imperative that you have your doctor on your side in this and make sure his or her medical opinion is detailed in...
What to Know: OWCP Schedule Award
What is an OWCP Schedule Award? When dealing with a federal workers compensation injury, workers are entitled to compensation benefits if and when they prove their injury happened while on the job. There are several benefits available to the injured worker, including...
Special Olympics Of Kentucky
We are so happy to help such a wonderful cause. Harris Federal Law Firm, is sponsoring an athlete at the Special Olympics of Kentucky this year and we couldn’t be more excited! What is Special Olympics? It is an international program of year-round sports training and...
MSPB And The Appellate Process
Know Your Rights It's important for federal employees to be familiar with their rights and how the appellate process for their Federal Disability Retirement claim works. Before this, when a federal employee applies for Disability Retirement they'll submit their...
MSPB And The Appellate Process- Part 1
Know Your Rights It is important for Federal Employees to be familiar with their rights and how the appellate process for their Federal Disability Retirement claim works. Initially, a Federal Employee applying for Federal Disability Retirement will submit their...
A CSRS Employee Dissertation Part 5
Continued from Part 4 a CSRS Employee Dissertation… The guaranteed minimum is the lesser of 40% of your High-3 salary or the regular annuity calculation after increasing your service by adding the time between your retirement date and your 60th birthday. This...
Federal Disability Retirement Approved… Now What?
Congratulations are always in order after a federal employee gets their claim approved for federal disability retirement from the Office of Personnel Management(OPM). But what happens next and when do I start receiving my annuity? OPM Payments The OPM will initiate...
Federal Disability Retirement VS. Social Security Disability
Social Security Disability? Federal Disability Retirement? What’s the difference? These two benefits are easily confused, especially by federal employees. Social Security Disability (SSD) is available to anyone who pays Social Security taxes, including federal...
OWCP Second Opinion Examinations
If you have heard the following sentence from the OWCP, you need to start planning for the future- “We have determined it is necessary for you to attend a second opinion examination.” A second opinion examination… That’s a good thing, right? Probably not. If you have...
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