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Mr. Attig is founder of the Attig Law Firm, a Firm that regularly represents Federal Employees before the EEOC, MSPB, OWCP, OPM and OWCP.  Clients, potential clients, and various employee organizations have commented on how helpful Mr. Attig’s straightforward and candid explanations of Federal Employment laws, processes, and forums have been to them.

Mr. Attig is available to come to your organization, union, workplace, or association to speak and/or train your [...]

Another Attig Law Firm client has been successful in his Catch 62 appeal to the MSPB! Earlier this month, the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) withdrew its decision reducing our client’s civil service annuity. OPM had previously reduced the annuity because it claimed that our clientfailed to make the military service credit deposit prior to his retirement.

Our client retired as a federal employee and began collecting a civil service annuity in the early 1990’s. [...]

I have done some research on recent MSPB Initial Decisions in Catch 62 appeals, and wanted to publish some statistics for you. Over the coming weeks, more statistics will be published.

Today’s statistic breaks down how the various MSPB offices are deciding Catch 62 cases. The statistic below shows the percentage of Catch 62 appeals, for each office of the  MSPB, between July 1, 2008, and October 17, 2008, in which [...]

Yesterday, I wrote about another employee who was caught by Catch-62. Today, some good news. An  MSPB Administrative Judge reversed OPMs decision reducing a retiree’s benefits by finding that the retiree’s employing Agency had committed “administrative error”. (Click here to learn more about what administrative error is).

In this case, the employee was an Air Traffic Controller with the FAA. He was advised that so long [...]

Another retiree appears to have been caught by “Catch 62“. In October 2008, an  MSPB Administrative Judge found that the retiree did not prove “administrative error” that would require him to order OPM to reverse its decision.

Civilian employees of the federal government who have served in the military may, by making a pre-retirement deposit, buy their post-1956 military service into their federal retirement annuity. By paying a percentage of their military earnings [...]

Another MSPB Administrative Judge reversed OPM’s decision reducing a retiree’s benefits by finding that the retiree’s employing Agency had committed “administrative error”. (Click here to learn more about what administrative error is).

In this case, the employee retired from the U.S. Department of the Navy in 2000. He filled out the standardized retirement forms, with the language that OPM and [...]

An  MSPB Administrative Judge reversed OPMs decision reducing a retiree’s benefits pursuant to Catch 62 provisions, by finding that the retiree’s employing Agency had committed “administrative error”. (Click here to learn more about what administrative error is).

Click here to learn more about Catch-62 provisions and how it affects retirees under FERS and CSRS.

In this case, the [...]

On June 20, 2008, the full MSPB issued a decision that helped to clarify the rights of retired civilian federal employees under what are commonly referred to as “Catch 62” provisions. Click here to read the decision in its entirety.

Civilian employees of the federal government who have served in the military may, by making a pre-retirement deposit, buy their post-1956 military service into their federal retirement annuity. By paying a percentage of their military earnings to their employing [...]

Another Attig Law Firm client beat Catch 62! Earlier this month, the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) withdrew its decision reducing our client’s civil service annuity. OPM had previously reduced the annuity because the client allegedly failed to make the military service credit deposit prior to his retirement.

Our client retired as a federal employee and began collecting [...]

Another client of our Firm received a favorable outcome before the Merit Systems Protection Board (MSPB).This individual was a 3-decade veteran of the United States Armed Forces and a Federal Agency that we will not disclose due to the nature of the case.

Earlier this year, the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) reduced our client’s retirement annuity when he reached the age of 62. When he separated from civil service, he did not pay a deposit for his [...]