MSPB: What is the VEOA (Veterans Employment Opportunity Act)?

By Chris Attig | Permalink
January 12th in General Federal Employment Law Posts, MSPB - Adverse Action Appeals (Performance and Discipline), MSPB Appeals, VA Benefits.

The full Merit Systems Protection Board has been issuing a lot of decisions about the VEOA. Over the coming days, we will discuss what the VEOA is and how you properly assert an appeal right before the MSPB.

First, what is the VEOA? The Veterans Employment Opportunities Act of 1998 provides that agencies must allow eligible veterans to apply for positions announced under merit promotion procedures when the agency is recruiting from outside its own workforce.

What does [...]

MSPB: FERS/CSRS Disability Retirement Attorney Fee Survey

By Chris Attig | Permalink
January 4th in Disability Discrimination, EEOC (Federal Employees), Federal Disability Retirement, General Federal Employment Law Posts, MSPB Appeals.

The Attig Law Firm has posted a survey on its new website, www.FERSDisability.com. The goal of the survey is to help the Firm keep quality legal representation at an affordable rate to Federal Employees and Postal Workers applying for disability retirement.

The survey can be found by clicking on the following link:

ATTORNEY FEE SURVEY – FERS/CSRS Disability Retirement.

Since the results are tabulated by a company we have hired, [...]

Attig Law Firm to represent applicants for Social Security Disability

By Chris Attig | Permalink
January 3rd in Catch 62 Appeals (Military Service Credit Deposit), Disability Discrimination, EEOC (Federal Employees), Federal Disability Retirement, MSPB - Adverse Action Appeals (Performance and Discipline), MSPB Appeals, VA Benefits.

The Attig Law Firm continues in its goal to provide quality legal representation to disabled workers.

In keeping with that goal, the Firm has begun offering its services in the representation of applicants for Social Security Disability benefits.

More information will follow in the weeks and months to come. In the meantime, if you would like to discuss your Social Security Disability application with an attorney at the Attig Law Firm, PLLC, [...]

MSPB and EEOC: New fees, rates, and payment plans for Federal Employees in 2009

By Chris Attig | Permalink
January 2nd in Catch 62 Appeals (Military Service Credit Deposit), Disability Discrimination, EEOC (Federal Employees), Federal Disability Retirement, Federal Whistleblowers, General Federal Employment Law Posts, MSPB - Adverse Action Appeals (Performance and Discipline), MSPB Appeals.

MSPB and EEOC Fee Changes for 2009

The purpose of this post is to update you on our fee changes for 2009. Because our fees change periodically, you may find old posts with different fees. Keep in mind that the Firm now sets its fee on January 1st of each year. If you would like to know our current fees and rates, please contact us for a telephone consultation at info@attiglawfirm.com

1) Our hourly rate for hourly cases has increased, effective January 1, [...]

MSPB: New website for FERS/CSRS Disability Retirement Applicants/Appellants

By Chris Attig | Permalink
January 1st in Catch 62 Appeals (Military Service Credit Deposit), EEOC (Federal Employees), Federal Disability Retirement, Federal Whistleblowers, MSPB - Adverse Action Appeals (Performance and Discipline), MSPB Appeals.

The Attig Law Firm has launched a second website, this one focusing on the topic of FERS and CSRS disability retirement through OPM.

The new site can be found at:

www.FERSDisabilityRetirement.com

The purpose of the site is to collect all of the Firm’s information regarding FERS and CSRS disability retirement and make it available to Federal employees or annuitants who are applying for disability retirement, or who are appealing their disability retirement to OPM.

Please feel free to check out the new site. [...]