NAPS: FY 2021 White House Budget Targets Postal Service and Its Employees

"...Also, the President proposed budget hits against the postal and federal community. In part, the budget proposes to: increase employee retirement contributions to FERS approximately six-fold; eliminate the COLA for FERS retirees and to reduce the CSRS COLA by 0.5%; change the calculation of federal annuities from the High-3 to the High-5; reduce the earned interest in the Thrift Savings Plan G-Fund; and eliminate the Special Retirement Supplement for FERS annuitants who retire prior to reaching Social Security eligibility. The projected 10-years savings from these proposals total $179.5 billion. NAPS is urging Congress to reject White House proposals that undermine the Postal Service or target the pay and benefits of its employees..."    

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Attack on American Working Class Continues Forward

House Republicans Attack Postal and Federal Retirement Benefits

"...The House of Representatives voted 243-193 on Dec. 13 to pass the so-called “Middle Class Tax Relief and Job Creation Act of 2011,” which would cut take-home pay for postal and federal workers by increasing their contributions to the Civil Service Retirement System (CSRS) and the Federal Employees Retirement System (FERS). The bill also would slash unemployment benefits, place unreasonable burdens on unemployed workers, and cut vital healthcare programs.

Voting in favor of H.R. 3630 were 224 Republicans and 10 Democrats. Fourteen Republicans and 179 Democrats voted no...."    

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Medical evidence needed for disability retirement applications under FERS or CSRS

Medical Evidence for Disability Retirement

"...here is a large body of case law on the subject and every situation is different. However, here are some questions that must be answered by the medical documentation you include with your application in order to be granted disability retirement by the Office of Personnel Management (OPM)..."    

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FERS & CSRS disability retirement

FERS & CSRS disability retirement: The Proper Paradigm

"...When it comes to Federal Disability Retirements, the majority of Federal and Postal workers who comes to me have a pre-formed, generally negative attitude about the chances of getting it. This is because they have heard too many horror stories; or they have had horrendous experiences with OWCP filings, or EEOC complaints..."    

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