The U.S. Department of Labor's Office of Workers' Compensation Programs (OWCP) administers four major disability compensation programs which provides to federal workers (or their dependents) and other specific groups who are injured at work or acquire an occupational disease – providing the injured: Wage replacement benefits Medical treatment Vocational rehabilitation Other benefits Other ...
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The Division of Federal Employees' Compensation 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.Federal Employees Program LeadershipFederal Employees Program OfficesAbout Our Program , ECOMP is a free web-based ...
To file a workers' compensation claim, you must first register for an Employees’ Compensation Operations and Management Portal (ECOMP) account at www.ecomp.dol.gov. ECOMP is a free web-based application. You do not need approval from your supervisor or anyone else at your agency to initiate your FECA workers' compensation claim. Once you register for an ECOMP account, you will be able to ...
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Medical Benefits - If you suffered an injury at work, your employer, or its insurance company, should pay for the medical treatment required for your injury. Disability Compensation - If you lost more than three days from work and sustained wage loss, your employer, or its insurance company, should pay you compensation for the lost time.