OWCP Oral Hearing Tips for Case Related Denials: Episode 48 Federal Workers Compensation Coffee Break Podcast
You can file an oral hearing in ECOMP by uploading a written request to your claims examiner into ECOMP. The Claims examiner has thirty days to respond by DFEC procedure manual rule. One of these Oral Hearing appeal options is[...]
read moreDOL – OWCP SSDI, OWCP-TTD & FERS Concurrent Benefits – Episode 46 Federal Workers Compensation Coffee Break Podcast-
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 moreEpisode 39 Federal Workers Compensation Coffee Break Podcast- FECA Bulletin 23-03, -OWCP expands period for submitting evidence in initial claims to 60 days
FECA Bulletin 23-03 OWCP expands period for submitting evidence in initial claims to 60 days The Fiscal Year 2023 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) law has some legislated changes that affect OWCP & DOL. Under Section 5305(c) of the Act,[...]
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 24 Federal Workers Compensation Coffee Break Podcast – Longshore & Harbor Workers Compensation Part 2
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[...]
read moreDOL – OWCP Third Party Liability Work Injury Claims
Federal Workers Comp Coffee Break Podcast Third Party Liability for DOL & OWCP Federal Workers Compensation Claimants Importance to OWCP These are the important topics that we are going to cover today that YOU MUST KNOW…it can and will effect[...]
read moreFederal Workers Compensation Coffee Break Podcast
Federal Workers Comp Coffee Break 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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