Last Updated on November 10, 2021
Federal and Postal workers are among the most dedicated of employees. Yes, in this time of debt crisis and budget crunching, quickly decreasing pool of available Federal funds, the “talk around town” is about the bloated Federal and Postal bureaucracy. But when it comes down to the individual worker, both Federal and Postal, the ones I have had the privilege to represent, are dedicated, hard-working, and to a person, never wanted to file for Federal Disability Retirement benefits under FERS or CSRS.
They simply had no choice. As to whether or not the benefit is a “windfall” is, in my opinion, an unfounded charge and an insult.
OPM Disability Retirement is merely one of the “benefits” in the total employment package when one signs on as a Federal or Postal employee. Many private sector jobs offer disability insurance as part of an employment package, and Federal Disability Retirement benefits is simply a part of the employment package for Federal and Postal employees. For all Federal and Postal employees — that dedicated pool of workers in the Federal sector — enjoy yourselves this 4th of July weekend.
Sincerely,
Robert R. McGill, Esquire