understanding the difference between the burden of proof and the burden of production concepts in federal disability law

Federal Gov. and USPS Disability Retirement: Adversity and Change

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Somehow, the collective and proverbial “we” came to expect that life was easy; that comfort, good health and career advancement was part of the human deal; and that adversity was a circumstance which only people in other nations faced, and from which we […] Read More …

Postal and Federal Disability Retirement: The Agency & the Burden of Proof

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In a Federal Disability Retirement case, submitted to the U.S. Office of Personnel Management, whether under FERS or CSRS, the burden of proving one’s medical inability to perform one or more of the essential elements of one’s job, always remains with the individual […] Read More …