An appeals court recently ruled that federal employees’ disability retirement benefits cannot be denied solely based on a lack of “objective” medical evidence.

The Federal Employees Retirement System (FERS) provides retirement and disability benefits to eligible workers. If you become disabled, you may be eligible to receive FERS disability retirement ...

For employees in 6(c) positions, law enforcement, firefighting and air traffic control, that risk is part of the job. It also means your career may not follow a straight line to retirement. Injury, ...

This is a sponsored column by attorneys John Berry and Kimberly Berry of Berry & Berry, PLLC, an employment and labor law firm located in Northern Virginia that specializes in federal employee, ...

Many people worry their disability checks will drop when they reach retirement age, and that fear can create a lot of uncertainty. You may feel especially stressed if your benefit is your main source ...

This is a sponsored column by attorneys John Berry and Kimberly Berry of Berry & Berry, PLLC, an employment and labor law firm located in Northern Virginia that specializes in federal employee, ...

Are you approaching retirement and wondering: Will my disability benefits change when I turn 65? If you’re eligible for Social Security disability insurance (SSDI) and retirement benefits, you may ...

Picture a 64-year-old who has been receiving $1,800 a month in Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) since age 56. The ...

Here’s a tough one. I just turned 66, and I am on disability benefits. I would like to wait until age 70 to collect full retirement benefits so that my (currently very small) monthly amount will ...