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Empowering Workers: Federal Employees, Disability and Employment Rights, and Social Security Disability for All is a podcast dedicated to advocating for federal employees and individuals navigating disability and employment challenges.
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Navigating OPM and SSDI: What Federal Employees Need to Know (opens the original)
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In this episode of Empowering Workers: Federal Employees’ Disability and Employment Rights & Social Security Disability for All, host Eric Pines, a seasoned federal employment lawyer, delves into the complexities of pursuing disability benefits for federal employees. Eric explains the critical differences between OPM disability and Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI), highlighting why an approval from OPM does not guarantee SSDI approval. He discusses the unique standards each system use
Navigating Federal Disability Benefits: OPM vs. SSDI (opens the original)
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In this episode of Empowering Workers: Federal Employees’ Disability and Employment Rights & Social Security Disability for All, host Eric Pines, a nationally recognized federal employment lawyer, delves into the complexities of qualifying for Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) versus OPM Disability Retirement. Eric discusses the different standards each program uses to evaluate disability, highlighting why SSDI is generally more challenging to obtain. He explains the benefits of being
Navigating OPM Disability Retirement and SSDI: Key Insights for Federal Employees (opens the original)
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In this episode of Empowering Workers: Federal Employees’ Disability and Employment Rights & Social Security Disability for All, host Eric L. Pines, a seasoned Federal Employment lawyer, dives into the complexities of OPM Disability Retirement and Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) for federal employees. Pines explains the necessity for Federal Employees under the FERS system to apply for SSDI as part of their OPM Disability Retirement application, despite the differing eligibility stan
Avoiding Common Mistakes in OPM Disability Retirement Applications (opens the original)
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In this episode of Empowering Workers: Federal Employees’ Disability and Employment Rights & Social Security Disability for All, host Eric Pines, a seasoned Federal Employment Lawyer, delves into the intricacies of OPM disability retirement. Eric discusses the most common pitfalls federal employees face when applying for OPM disability and how to sidestep them. A key focus is on the importance of securing a supportive medical professional who can attest to the employee’s inability to perform ess
Navigating Federal Disability: Accommodation, Retirement, and Settlement (opens the original)
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In this episode of Empowering Workers: Federal Employees’ Disability and Employment Rights & Social Security Disability for All, host Eric L. Pines, a seasoned Federal Employment lawyer, delves into the complexities of handling cases where reasonable accommodation, OPM disability retirement, and settlement strategies intersect. Pines explains the nuances of federal employee rights when agencies deny accommodations, and how disability retirement can serve as a fallback. He presents a hypothetical
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