Workers' Compensation - U.S. Department of Labor
Individuals injured on the job while employed by private companies or state and local government agencies should contact their state workers' compensation board. The Department of Labor has several programs designed to prevent work-related injuries and illnesses.
Federal Employees' Compensation Act - U.S. Department of Labor
(a) When the Secretary of Labor finds that the amount of compensation payable to an employee who is neither a citizen nor resident of the United States or Canada, or payable to a dependent of such an employee, is substantially disproportionate to compensation for disability or death payable in similar cases under local statute, regulation ...
OWCP | U.S. Department of Labor
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Employment Law Guide - Longshore and Harbor Workers' …
The Longshore and Harbor Workers' Compensation Act (LHWCA or Longshore Act) is a workers' compensation program administered by the Office of Workers' Compensation Programs (OWCP). The Act provides for compensation and medical care to employees disabled from injuries that occur on the navigable waters of the United States, or in adjoining areas ...
History of OWCP - U.S. Department of Labor
The Office of Workers’ Compensation Programs (OWCP) had its origins in an organization established in 1916 to administer claims under the Federal Employees’ Compensation Act. Benefits are available under this Act to more than three million federal employees, members and the Peace Corp and Americorps * Vista volunteers.
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA WORKMEN'S COMPENSATION ACT
An Act To provide compensation for disability or death resulting from injury to employees in certain employments in the District of Columbia, and for other purpose. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
Federal Employees' Compensation Act — Frequently Asked …
The Federal Employees' Compensation Act (FECA) provides that a claim for compensation must be filed within 3 years of the date of injury. For a traumatic injury, the statutory time limitation begins to run from the date of injury.
Frequently Asked Questions - United States Department of Labor
Under the Federal Employees' Compensation Act, what requirements must a claim for workers' compensation meet? How do employees file for workers' compensation if they work for a private company or state or local government ?
Federal Employees' Compensation Act (FECA) Claims Administration
The Federal Employees' Compensation Act (FECA) Claims Administration adjudicates new claims for benefits and manages ongoing cases; pays medical expenses and compensation benefits to injured workers and survivors; and helps injured employees return to work when they are medically able to do so.
Summary of the Major Laws of the Department of Labor
The Federal Employees' Compensation Act (FECA), 5 U.S.C. 8101 et seq., establishes a comprehensive and exclusive workers' compensation program which pays compensation for the disability or death of a federal employee resulting from personal injury sustained while in the performance of duty. FECA, administered by OWCP, provides benefits for wage ...