I was a DOD civilian employee. When I retired I had over one year of sick leave and I left it there.
I had an electrician working in my hospital who was from another organization and upon his retirement, he went to a civilian doctor and got the Dr to write a paper claiming he was suffering from stress and was going to put him on sick leave and recommended one year before he thought he would be able to come back to work.
So it does happen.
32 year DOD civilian employee here. I busted a Navy LtCdr on active duty, stationed at the base where he was “injured” as a firefighter years before, AND collecting 75 percent of his firefighter pay (tax free) because he couldn’t work.
He had an odd name that stuck in my head from the workers comp rolls. When I was giving a class to superviors of civilians on workers comp someone introducted me to him.
Imagine the CO’s shock when I brought him the evidence. But, he didn’t even get kicked out of the service and I’m not even sure he had to pay the money back.
By the way, both he and his wife obtained law degrees while he was drawing the workers comp. His alleged “injury”.....
back strain. The biggest bunch of waste, fraud and abuse there ever was.....................FECA.
32 year DOD civilian employee here. I busted a Navy LtCdr on active duty, stationed at the base where he was “injured” as a firefighter years before, AND collecting 75 percent of his firefighter pay (tax free) because he couldn’t work.
He had an odd name that stuck in my head from the workers comp rolls. When I was giving a class to superviors of civilians on workers comp someone introducted me to him.
Imagine the CO’s shock when I brought him the evidence. But, he didn’t even get kicked out of the service and I’m not even sure he had to pay the money back.
By the way, both he and his wife obtained law degrees while he was drawing the workers comp. His alleged “injury”.....
back strain. The biggest bunch of waste, fraud and abuse there ever was.....................FECA.