Veterans Benefits: Chief Justice ‘Startled’ by Government Errors in Veterans Cases.

By Chris Attig | Permalink
February 24th in Federal Employee News, MSPB Appeals, VA Benefits.

Veterans Benefits Attorney Chris Attig discusses comments about Veterans Benefits by Chief Justice William Roberts.

Federal Employee Disability Retirement: When to apply for disability retirement.

By Chris Attig | Permalink
February 6th in Federal Disability Retirement, MSPB Appeals.

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, [...]

Federal Employee EEO Complaints: Client of the Attig Law Firm awarded damages for Disability Discrimination by Department of Veterans Affairs.

By Chris Attig | Permalink
February 6th in Federal Disability Retirement.

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 [...]