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Chronic Pain Can Create Depression, Don’t Ignore It!

Chronic Pain Can Create Depression, Don’t Ignore It!

If you have been injured and you're left with lingering pain, it can eventually affect your mental health. Friends, family, and coworkers can start treating you differently if you suffer from chronic pain and it's affecting your daily life. Your condition can then be...

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A Divorce And Your Federal Employment

A Divorce And Your Federal Employment

Unfortunately the pressures of federal employment can cause a stress upon one's relationships, and sometimes that can lead to a divorce. If the next chapter of your life includes a divorce, there will probably be some difficult emotional issues to overcome; there will...

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The Continuation of Pay (COP) Program

The Continuation of Pay (COP) Program

Most federal employees know that if they are injured on the job, they are entitled to workers’ compensation. Some mistakenly think that all is well with their workers’ compensation claim due to the quick start of disability compensation called the Continuation of Pay...

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Fighting For An OWCP Schedule Award

Fighting For An OWCP Schedule Award

One important federal workers’ compensation benefit is the schedule award. It is payment for the permanent impairment of an extremity as the result of a work-related injury. Eligible applicants can sometimes elect to have it paid over a period of time or in a present...

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Why Get An MRI For Your Workers Comp?

Why Get An MRI For Your Workers Comp?

So you are going to get a MRI to see if you have damage to the disc in your spine? Imagine taking a photograph of something that can move around a bit, but declaring the way you photographed it, is the way it always is. You might ask for a “stand up” MRI. The theory...

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