We recently learned of this exchange in oral arguments before the United States Supreme Court earlier this week, in a case styled Astrue v. Ratliff, an attorney fee case under the Equal Access to Justice Act.

In oral arguments, the government attorney conceded that in at least 50-60% of the claims in which the U.S. Government litigates with Veterans, the government position is not substantially justified.

The speakers in the excerpt below are U.S. Supreme Court Chief Justice William Roberts and U.S. Solicitor [...]

When is the best time to apply for  federal disability retirement as a federal employee or a postal worker?  The quick and easy answer to this question is “when you can no longer work because of your medical condition”.

If you have medical conditions, however, and you still want to work, then  federal disability retirement may not be the first or most ideal step for you.

Under the Americans with Disabilities Act, the Americans with Disabilities Amendments Act, and the Rehabilitation Act, [...]

A client of the Attig Law Firm and an employee of the Department of Veterans Affairs received a finding of discrimination and award of damages from the EEOC.

Our client is a 28 year civil servant, who applied for an Engineering Draftsman job with the VA.  The client was found to be not “minimally qualified” for the job, and as a result, he was not selected.  At hearing, the client and the Attig Law Firm provided evidence that the ranking official’s [...]