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A National Reassessment Process Guide – What can you do?

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.

Materials from 2010 NELA Seminar

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.
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Medical Evidence for Disability Retirement

Medical evidence needed for disability retirement applications under FERS or CSRS.

MSPB ORDERS OPM TO GRANT DISABILITY RETIREMENT TO SENIOR BORDER PATROL AGENT

MSPB ORDERS OPM TO GRANT DISABILITY RETIREMENT TO SENIOR BORDER PATROL AGENT

The Merit Systems Protection Board has reversed the decision of an administrative judge who, after a hearing, sustained the denial of the disability retirement application of an 18 year veteran of the US Border Patrol. The employee was injured and subsequently put on administrative leave for the investigation of non-work related misconduct.

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