The Federal Employees Retirement System (FERS) provides retirement and disability benefits to eligible workers. If you become disabled, you may be eligible to receive FERS disability retirement ...

There was a time when the word "disability" filled me with dread, not just because of the condition itself, but due to the implications it had for my career and financial stability. I had heard tales, ...

Our law firm handles many different types of federal retirement issues in our representation of federal employees. One of the more common types of retirement cases that we often handle involves the ...

This is a sponsored column by attorneys John Berry and Kimberly Berry of Berry & Berry, PLLC, an employment and labor law firm located in Northern Virginia that specializes in federal employee, ...

Social Security disability benefits are designed to provide income for people who cannot work because of a medical condition that is expected to last at least a year or result in death. Applications ...

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A disability can cause serious financial problems for people who become too ill or injured to work. The American government provides a safety net by allowing certain people with severe disabilities to ...

"Phillip" is 52 years old and has saved up more than 1,500 hours of sick leave since he first started working for the federal government almost 30 years ago. He has been diagnosed with cancer. He ...