All Episodes Edit Episode 46 Federal Workers Compensation Coffee Break Podcast- SSDI, OWCP-TTD & FERS Concurrent Benefits
Section 1:15 of the Federal Employees’ Compensation Act (FECA) Practice Manual states that Social Security Disability Retirement (SSDR) benefits are payable concurrently with FECA compensation. However, this does not mean that an injured federal worker claimant can receive both Social[...]
read more5 Basic Element & Criteria for Establish an OWCP – DOL Injury Claim
Animation video tutorial on how to successfully establish a DOL – OWCP work-related Injury claim. OWCP requires the claimant’s ( injured worker) the responsibility to establish the five basic requirements of a federal workers compensation claim, which is known as[...]
read moreEpisode 43 Federal Workers Compensation Coffee Break Podcast- Help I just got Hurt! A step by step guideline!
Federal Workers Compensation Coffee Break Podcast is about all things related to Federal Workers Compensation, FECA, OWCP, DOL & Longshore claim filing as an injured federal worker. The podcast is an educational and informative training on how to navigate the[...]
read moreEpisode 42 Federal Workers Compensation Coffee Break Podcast- Video Surveillance & OWCP
VIDEO SURVEILLANCE Injured federal workers who draw wage loss compensation should assume that investigators associated with the USPS Office of Inspector General (OIG) have covertly filmed them or will film them. This is a very common technique and tool of[...]
read moreEpisode 37 Federal Workers Compensation Coffee Break Podcast- FERS Application Deep Dive
OPM Disability Retirement is a benefit granted to all Federal Employees who meet the criteria of “Disability”. By “Disability”, however, it does not mean that you must be completely physically incapacitated or disabled either; rather, it simply requires that you[...]
read moreEpisode 36 Federal Workers Compensation Coffee Break Podcast- FECA Report of Earning Requirements
What earnings information must a government employee report? An employee who is receiving compensation for partial or total disability must advise OWCP immediately of any outside employment, outside income (no matter how small) including any concurrent dissimilar employment held at[...]
read moreEpisode 32 Federal Workers Compensation Coffee Break Podcast – Consequential Injuries and Conditions
Federal Workers Compensation Coffee Break Podcast is about all things related to Federal Workers Compensation, FECA, OWCP, DOL & Longshore claim filing as an injured federal worker. The podcast is an educational and informative training on how to navigate the[...]
read moreEpisode 30 Federal Workers Compensation Coffee Break Podcast – Processing Claims for COVID-19 Diagnosed After January 27, 2023
Subject: Processing Claims for COVID-19 Diagnosed After January 27, 2023 On March 11, 2021, the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (ARPA) was signed into law. This legislation streamlined the process for federal workers diagnosed with COVID-19 to establish coverage[...]
read moreEpisode 29 Federal Workers Compensation Coffee Break Podcast – OWCP – ECOMP Entity Designation
Federal Workers Comp Coffee Break Podcast Federal Workers Compensation Coffee Break Podcast is about all things related to Federal Workers Compensation, FECA, OWCP, DOL; Longshore claim filing as an injured federal worker. The podcast is an educational and informative training[...]
read moreEpisode 23 Federal Workers Compensation Coffee Break Podcast – Longshore & Harbor Workers Compensation Part One
Federal Workers Comp Coffee Break Podcast Federal Workers Compensation Coffee Break Podcast is about all things related to Federal Workers Compensation, FECA, OWCP, DOL; Longshore claim filing as an injured federal worker. The podcast is an educational and informative training[...]
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