For disabled feds, workers' comp better than retirement - Washington Times

For disabled feds, workers' comp better than retirement - Washington Times: "The Federal Employees' Compensation Act of 1916 was never intended to be a retirement plan, but critics say for thousands of government employees, that's just what it's become.

That's because under the federal system, disabled employees unable to return to work get to choose between receiving higher-paying workers' compensation benefits or the lower-paying federal retirement plan.

For most, the choice is clear."

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