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DOL/ESA | RIN: 1215-AB83 | Publication ID: Fall 2009 |
Title: ●Claims for Compensation Under the Federal Employees' Compensation Act | |
Abstract: ESAs Office of Workers' Compensation Programs (OWCP) plans to issue new regulations to update its organizational description to reflect the reorganization that will transform OWCP into a stand-alone organization reporting directly to the Office of the Secretary of Labor. OWCP administers four major disability compensation programs that provide wage replacement benefits, medical treatment, vocational rehabilitation and other benefits (such as survivors benefits) to certain workers who experience work-related injury or occupational disease. The Federal Employees' Compensation Act (FECA) provides workers compensation benefits to federal workers for employment-related injuries and occupational diseases as well as survivor benefits for a covered employees employment-related death. OWCP plans to update its regulations governing administration of claims under the FECA. The last comprehensive update of the FECA regulations was undertaken more than ten years ago; since that time a number of improvements have been made to OWCPs processing of claims. The regulations will be revised to reflect those changes and to incorporate new procedures that will enhance OWCPs ability to administer FECA. Changes to the regulations will facilitate the return to work of injured workers who are able to work by such measures as increasing the opportunity for vocational rehabilitation. Revisions to the regulations will also enhance OWCPs ability to efficiently provide sufficient income and medical care for those who are unable to work. The planned regulatory changes will better explain the increased automation of the medical billing process; reflect changes in procedure, such as FECA's centralized mail processing; and also codify changes in case law affecting FECA claims administration. OWCP also plans to modernize the provision of compensation for employees situated overseas who are neither citizens nor residents of the United States to reflect current realities in regard to such employees. The regulations will also be revised to reflect a recent statutory change to the FECA moving the three-day waiting period before qualifying for wage-loss compensation for employees of the Postal Service. | |
Agency: Department of Labor(DOL) | Priority: Other Significant |
RIN Status: First time published in the Unified Agenda | Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Proposed Rule Stage |
Major: No | Unfunded Mandates: No |
CFR Citation: 20 CFR 1 20 CFR 10 20 CFR 25 | |
Legal Authority: 5 USC 8149 |
Legal Deadline:
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Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No | Government Levels Affected: None |
Small Entities Affected: No | Federalism: No |
Included in the Regulatory Plan: No | |
RIN Data Printed in the FR: No | |
Agency Contact: Douglas Fitzgerald Director, Division of Longshore and Harbor Workers' Compensation Department of Labor 200 Constitution Avenue NW., FP Building, Room C-4319, Washington, DC 20210 Phone:202 354-9620 Fax:202 693-1380 Email: fitzgerald.douglas@dol.gov |