Archive for January, 2010
TRICARE Increase Behavioral Health Care Options
TRICARE Increases Behavioral health Care Options Press Release from www.health.mil TRICARE has made web-based behavioral health counseling available to service members, spouses and other beneficiaries who have a computer and a Webcam, a TRICARE representative said at the Jan. 25 2010 Military Health System Conference. The counseling service is called the TRICARE Assistance Program, or [...]
OPM Launches FedsHireVets.Gov
For Immediate Release . . . Source: opm.gov New Website Makes It Easier To Find Federal Employment Resources For Veterans And Hiring Officials Washington, D.C. – Today, (January 21, 2010) the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) announced the official launch of FedsHireVets.Gov, a critical component of President Obama’s Veterans’ Employment Initiative. This website will help [...]
USPS Overpaid Pension Fund $75 Billion
The USPS Office of Inspector General recently reported a $75 billion overpayment to the Civil Service Retirement System (CSRS). USPS OIG sources say they are expecting a refund. According to William Burris, president of the American Postal Workers Union, the refund could make up for the 2009 deficit as well as deficits anticipated for 2010 [...]
Big Insurance Paid Big Money To Fight Health Care Reform
You must have noticed the TV ads sponsored by the U.S. Chamber of Commerce taking aim at health care reform. It has been reported that the money behind these ads came from some of the biggest insurance carriers in the industry including Aetna, Cigna, Humana, Kaiser Foundation Health Plans, UnitedHealth Group and Well Point. Their [...]
Sending FERS/CSRS Documents To OPM
Sending documents properly may sound simple, but if by accident or an act of God your disability application and medical documentation are lost, you could lose any chance of receiving the benefits you need. Recently, several of our FERS clients who originally applied for disability annuities on their own, contacted us for assistance when they [...]
DB Disability Law Ledger™ – January 2010
FERS/CSRS Disability Primer Introduction Federal Employees and Civil Service Employees who are struggling to work with a serious illness or injury may be entitled to Disability Benefits under the Federal Employee Retirement System (FERS) or the Civil Service Retirement System (CSRS), respectively. A Disability Retirement Annuity provides these benefits in addition to the coverage you [...]
Occupational Injuries & Illnesses
According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics’ most recent data, in 2008 there were 3,696,100 recorded cases of non-fatal injuries and illnesses in private industry. This figure is down 305,900 cases from 2007. Of course, employment is down from 2007 as well. Of the 3,696,100 recorded cases, 1,078,100 involved employees who needed to take [...]
