The CA-7 also should be used to claim continuing compensation, when a previous CA-7 claim has been made. Collection of this information is required to obtain a benefit and is authorized by 20 C.F.R.10.102, 20 C.F.R.10.103, and 20 C.F.R.10.404.

All of the Federal Employees Program's online forms (with the exception of Forms CA-16 and CA-27) are available to print and to manually fill and submit. Simply click on the appropriate form and print it using the [Print] button provided near the top of the form.

Instructions for Completing Form CA-7A Time Analysis General: This form is used when claiming FECA compensation, including repurchase of paid leave. It must be used when claiming compensation for more than one consecutive period of leave. Instructions for Employee: Blocks 1, 2, and 3: Self-explanatory.

Information submitted should usually be available to OWCP within 4 hours of upload. An OWCP case number also enables you to file a Form CA-7 (Claim for Compensation). A CA-7 can be filed for any existing claim, not just those initiated through ECOMP, as long as you have a case number and other identifying information.

Effective June 26, 2014, the Postal Service ™ is revising the Employee and Labor Relations Manual (ELM) subchap­ter 5, due to the following: n In January 2013, the Department of Labor/Office of Workers’ Compensation Programs (DOL/OWCP) updated its website that included injury compensa­tion basic forms which are required to record and ...

The CA-7 must be filed electronically through the Employees’ Compensation Operations & Management Portal (ECOMP). If you do not already have an account, one must be created at http://www.ecomp.dol.gov.

If the employee is receiving continuation of pay and will continue to be disabled after 45 days, the form should be filed with OWCP 5 working days prior to the end of the 45-day period. The CA-7 also should be used to claim continuing compensation, when a …

Employees are responsible for submitting the CA–7. Without receipt of such a claim, OWCP has no knowledge of a continuing wage loss. Therefore, while disability continues: The employee submits a claim using Form CA–7 every 2 weeks until …

Form CA-7 is used by federal workers seeking to claim compensation for traumatic injuries suffered while on the job, as well as those who may have sustained an occupational disease during the performance of work-related duties.

Form CA-7 is used to claim compensation for wage loss while in a leave without pay (LWOP) status due to disability or absence to obtain medical treatment (after continuation of pay (COP) period for traumatic injury cases).