by admin | Mar 23, 2016 | Uncategorized
We’ve started making new videos discussing various aspects of federal employment law. Below is a video on the requirements of an accepted workers compensation claim. The requirements include: 1) The claim must be timely filed 2) You must be a federal employee 3)...
by admin | Feb 25, 2016 | Uncategorized
I’ve heard injured workers, attorneys, and doctors speak about an injured federal employee with language that should be reserved for the state workers compensation systems. Many clients call in asking about their ‘settlement’. OWCP does not settle...
by admin | Feb 3, 2016 | Uncategorized
We have a client who was rated at a 50% impairment by his doctor for his lower extremity injury. The District Medical Adviser at OWCP states that our client should only receive a 2% impairment rating but it should be rated at 50% if arthritis ever gets approved. The...
by admin | Oct 30, 2015 | Uncategorized
Under the law, FECA is supposed to be a non-adversarial system. OWCP acknowledges this philosophy. The OWCP website states: “Disputes under the FECA are resolved through informal conferences or formal reconsideration at the district office level, through...
by admin | Aug 19, 2015 | Uncategorized
I’ve had federal employees get serious injuries to their extremities and if the claims examiner at OWCP finally decides to accept a claim, they accept it for a ‘sprain’ or something along those lines. I often joke with clients that an injured...
by admin | Aug 12, 2015 | Uncategorized
If you are an employee and you become intoxicated, whether through drinking or drugs you could potentially lose your workers compensation benefits if you get hurt on the job. Every state has its own rules on intoxication. Many states would have you lose your workers...
