Disability Retirement for Federal Employees (CRS Report for Congress)
| Release Date |
Revised March 25, 2014 |
| Report Number |
RS22838 |
| Report Type |
Report |
| Authors |
Katelin P. Isaacs, Analyst in Income Security |
| Source Agency |
Congressional Research Service |
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Summary:
Paid sick leave, disability retirement, or workers\' compensation may provide benefits for federal\r civilian employees during periods of illness, disability, or workplace injury, respectively. Federal\r civilian employees earn 13 days of paid sick leave per year. Sick leave can be used because of the\r worker\'s own illness or injury or to care for an ill or injured family member. A worker\'s\r employing agency can advance up to 30 additional days of sick leave to an employee who has\r exhausted his or her accrued sick leave. A federal worker with a long-term disability can separate\r from service through a disability retirement. A federal employee who sustains a disabling injury\r on the job can receive benefits under the Federal Employees\' Compensation Act (FECA), the\r workers\' compensation program for federal employees. FECA benefits consist of cash\r compensation, payment of medical costs related to the injury, vocational rehabilitation assistance,\r the cost of attendant care services, and burial benefits. A disabled federal employee may not\r receive a disability retirement annuity and FECA benefits simultaneously.
