light duty in the Postal Service

Additional Guidance on Disability Retirement Supervisor’s Statement

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Some have asked me whether acceptance of a temporary light duty assignment is of concern in a disability retirement application. If you look at SF 3112B (Supervisor’s Statement), Section E(3), the question is whether the employee has “been reassigned to ‘light duty’ or a temporary position? If the Supervisor answers “No”, then of course there Read More …

Federal Disability Retirement and the Agency Cover of “Accommodation”

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I am receiving too many phone calls from people who have been fooled by his/her Agency that they have been “accommodated”, and therefore they cannot file for disability retirement. From Federal Workers at all levels who are told that they can take LWOP when they are unable to work, to Postal Workers who are given Read More …