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		<title>ECAB reinstates benefits for Air Marshall</title>
		<description><![CDATA[In a January 13, 2012 decision, the ECAB reversed the termination of a Federal Air Marshall&#8217;s benefits, finding that the District Office had failed to meet its burden of proving that his condition had resolved on the basis of video surveillance and an independent medical examination. The ECAB found that the Office&#8217;s second opinion examiner [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.federal-law.com/ecab-reinstates-benefits-for-air-marshall</link>
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		<title>A Work Comp Central Article Quotes Steven Brown</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Article by Work Comp Central's Greg Jones discussing the latest FECA legislation includes quotes from Steven E. Brown. ]]></description>
		<link>http://www.federal-law.com/work-comp-central-article-quotes-steven-brown</link>
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		<title>FECA Reform in Congress &#8211; Updated October 2011</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Changes to the Federal Employees' Compensation Act are being discussed in Congress.<a href='http://www.federal-law.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/Federal-Legislative-Update-FECA-reform-10-25-11.pdf'>Federal Legislative Update - FECA reform 10-25-11</a>]]></description>
		<link>http://www.federal-law.com/feca-reform-in-congress</link>
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		<title>A National Reassessment Process Guide &#8211; What can you do?</title>
		<description><![CDATA[This is a general guide for injured U.S. Postal Service employees who have received letters indicating that their employment has been eliminated entirely or reduced in hours due to “no available work” or “no productive work.” There are many options available that differ depending on whether the employee has a work-related injury. These options should be considered even if the employee is part of the McConnell disability discrimination class action against the Postal Service (described below). Here is a brief description of each option.]]></description>
		<link>http://www.federal-law.com/national-reassessment-process-guide-what-can-you-do</link>
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		<title>Materials from 2010 NELA Seminar</title>
		<description><![CDATA[These materials were included in a presentation given by Steven Brown and Dan Goodkin at the 2010 National Employment Lawyers Association conference in Washington, D.C.. The presentation focused on utilizing FECA and FERS/CSRS as an alternative to or in conjunction with EEO claims and MSPB actions when the employee has a disability.
NELA conference powerpoint 2010w
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		<link>http://www.federal-law.com/materials-from-2010-nela-seminar</link>
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		<title>What happens to your OWCP benefits if you resign or get fired?</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Let’s start with the easy question: What happens to your OWCP medical benefits if you resign or are terminated from your employment for cause? The answer is that nothing changes. You continue to be entitled to medical benefits for as long as you have a medical condition that is related to your industrial injury. That’s [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.federal-law.com/what-happens-to-your-owcp-benefits-if-you-resign-or-get-fired</link>
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		<title>NRP – MSPB litigation regarding restoration rights for USPS workers</title>
		<description><![CDATA[   NRP – MSPB litigation regarding restoration rights for USPS workers
By: Steven E. Brown, A Professional Law Corporation
Voicemail: 1-805-496-9777; 1-800-USA-6927
	A union official recently asked us about whether a non-preference eligible, non-managerial U. S. Postal Service employee can file an MSPB appeal to challenge the Postal Service’s actions such as sending an employee home [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.federal-law.com/nrp-%e2%80%93-mspb-litigation-regarding-restoration-rights-for-usps-workers</link>
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		<title>ECAB Orders Pay Reinstated For Federal Law Enforcement Officer</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The Employee Compensation Appeals Board has ordered OWCP to reinstate the wage-loss compensation of a long time federal law enforcement officer who was injured in the line of duty.
His employer had offered him a temporary light duty assignment which his doctors had stated was outside of his physical capabilities. OWCP made an informal determination that [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.federal-law.com/ecab-orders-pay-reinstated-for-federal-law-enforcement-officer</link>
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		<title>Outline of Remarks &#8211; FWCLG Los Angeles Seminar</title>
		<description><![CDATA[OUTLINE OF REMARKS – STEVEN E. BROWN
FEDERAL WORKERS’ COMPENSATION LITIGATION GROUP SEMINAR, LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA 06/11-12/05
 
ADVERSE ACTION MERIT SYSTEMS PROTECTION BOARD APPEALS
Basic outline of jurisdiction
            Federal employees [1] who are given serious discipline [2] are entitled to appeal those personnel actions to the U. S. Merit Systems Protection Board.  This Board was created in 1978 [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.federal-law.com/outline-of-remarks-fwclg-los-angeles-seminar</link>
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		<title>Medical Evidence for Disability Retirement</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Medical evidence needed for disability retirement applications under FERS or CSRS.]]></description>
		<link>http://www.federal-law.com/medical-evidence-for-disability-retirement</link>
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