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- Workplace Injury and Litigation Group Passes Resolution denouncing the AMA 6th Medical Guidelines
- AMA Defeated in NY, at least for now!
- NYC Hosts "Construction Safety Week"
- Doctors to Employers: Stop Downplaying Workers' Injuries!
- TOTAL INDUSTRIAL DISABILITY AND THE NEW YORK WORKERS COMPENSATION BOARD
- Injured Workers Will Suffer Again!
- How Many Workers' Comp Insurers Were Lying to Regulators?
- 149 Busted for Workers' Comp Fraud in 2007
- Thanks to Workers Compensation Alliance for showing us the real face behind the Spitzer Administration
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News
- Worker Hospitalized as Race Course Barn Collapses
- Construction Worker Dies in 30 Foot Fall From Scaffold
- NYC Steel Worker Critically Injured in Fall
- NYC Buildings Commissioner Resigns After Criticism
- NYC's Mayor Bloomberg Examining Buildings Department After Deaths
- Manhattan Construction Worker Falls to His Death
- Impairment v. Disability, an Interview on the AMA!
- New York Dept. of Transportation Worker Crushed by Platform
- New York Bakery Told to Shut Down Over Workers' Comp Violations
- Multiple Self-Insured Workers' Compensation Trusts Shut Down by Workers Compensation Board!
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New York State Workers’ Compensation
- How much can you be reimbursed for mileage in workers' compensation case?
- 2007 Workers' Compensation - Effective Dates of Statutory Changes
- Benefits Available to Injured NY Workers
- Why Can't I Just Sue My Employer?
- CASE LAW: FACTORS FOR A FINDING OF TOTAL INDUSTRIAL DISABILITY IN WORKERS COMPENSATION
Social Security Disability
- How Social Security Makes Eligibility Determinations
- Ticket to Work: A Social Security Work Incentive Program
- My Social Security Claim Was Denied. Now What?
Supplemental Security Income
Federal Workers’ Compensation
- Federal Employees' CompensationAct
- Who is Covered Under FECA?
- Longshore & Harbor Workers' Compensation Act
- Appeals Process: Federal Workers' Compensation
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Who is Covered Under FECA?
The Federal Employees’ Compensation Act (FECA) provides benefits for civilian employees of the United States who have suffered work-related injuries or occupational diseases. FECA benefits include the payment of medical expenses, compensation for lost ages, and payment to dependents of employees who die from work-related injuries.
Who is Covered Under FECA?
The Federal Employees’ Compensation Act covers all civilian employees who are not paid from non-appropriated funds. Coverage extends to all employees, regardless of length of time on the job or the type of position held. Probationary, temporary, seasonal, part-time, intermittent and term employees are covered, under FECA, on the same basis as full-time, permanent employees.
In addition to civilian federal employees, special legislation has extended coverage to members of the Peace Corps, VISTA volunteers, Federal petit and grand jurors, Civil Air Patrol volunteers, ROTC Cadets, Job Corps and Youth Conservation Corps enrollees, and non-Federal law enforcement officers under certain circumstances.
However, contract employees, volunteers, and loaned employees are only covered under certain circumstances. In addition, federal employees who are not citizens or residents of the United States or Canada are subject to special provisions governing the pay rates and computation of benefit payments.
Which Injuries are Covered?
Only those injuries that occur in the performance of the employee’s job duties are covered under FECA. In addition to working hours, coverage is extended to employees who are on the job site for a reasonable period of time after work, walking through the parking facilities, or living in agency housing. Decisions about whether the injury occurred in the performance of the employee’s job duties are made on a case-by-case basis.
Who Administers FECA?
The Federal Employees’ Compensation Act is administered by the Office of Workers’ Compensation Programs, the United States Department of Labor, and 12 district offices across the United States. District Office 2 is responsible for New York, New Jersey, Puerto Rico, and the Virgin Islands. Contact information for that office is:
U.S. Dept. of Labor, OWCP
201 Varick St, Room 740
New York, NY 10014
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Suite 400
White Plains, NY 10601
Toll Free: (866) 205-2415
Phone: (914) 946-1452
Fax: (914) 946-0810
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