Long COVID is a newer medical condition that manifests differently among patients, so applications for various disability-based benefit programs based on long COVID may take more time to process or receive greater scrutiny. For federal employees with this illness,...
OPM – Disability Retirement
OPM releases good news for feds seeking disability retirement
The Office of Personnel Management (OPM) recently released some good news for federal employees looking to apply for disability retirement. The backlog of retirement applications is at its lowest point in all of 2022. This is good news if you’re hoping to retire. The...
What benefits do federal employees have?
Federal employees don’t always earn the same salary as their peers in the private sector, but they enjoy some excellent benefits. These include the sort of pension plans that are becoming vanishingly rare outside of government jobs. However, as the current...
How can I fast-track my disability retirement?
The Office of Personnel Management (OPM) recently released some good news. April saw the average processing time for retirement applications drop by two days. Unfortunately, that still means the office was taking a week longer, on average, to process applications than...
How do you know if you are eligible for disability retirement benefits?
Any federal employee who has suffered a serious injury or illness has gone through the disability retirement process. The administrative steps involved with obtaining benefits constitutes a notoriously difficult process. The first question anyone asks in this...
7 ways to avoid unwanted OPM retirement delays
If you’re waiting for the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) to process your retirement, you aren’t alone. If you’re thinking of applying for retirement, you want to make sure you get things right. January 2022 saw the OPM sitting on its largest backlog of...
If you are not getting your OPM disability retirement benefits, try not to panic
One of the common problems with federal employees approved for retirement disability benefits with the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) involves the delays in receiving payments. Most people who retire on disability are not able to continue working in a way that...
Myth versus fact: OPM disability retirement
When you applied for your federal job, you may or may not have known it, but you signed up for a career full of paperwork and bureaucracy. Sure, there are plenty of good things about federal employment, such as the chance to serve your nation and make a difference....
Who qualifies for OPM disability retirement?
If you suffer an injury or illness that leaves you unable to do your job, you may worry about your future. Fortunately, as a federal employee, you may be eligible for disability retirement benefits. But to access those benefits, you need to apply with the Office of...
Can federal workers sue OPM for data breach?
In 2014, the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) was responsible for the breach of the personal information of 21.5 million federal employees. This information was extensive and included finger prints, birth dates, social security numbers and home addresses as well...
