Federal Disability Retirement: Be Smart

Disability retirement under the Office of Personnel Management, and Worker's Comp benefits from the Department of Labor, OWCP -- normally, I explain that the two have nothing to do with each other, and "never the twain shall meet" (except, of course, insofar as one must choose one or the other; that causality or "on the job" issues are not relevant for OPM disability retirement; or that OWCP pays more but is not a retirement system, etc. -- thus, all of... Read More