The new book, “Federal Workers Compensation Made Easy”, is now in the final editing and production stages and will be published soon. To be notified when the book is published and available, join our email notification list at http://federal-workers-comp.com/mailing-list. Written by longtime OWCP expert Lenny Perez, the book provides a detailed guide to understanding and…
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Category Archives: Workers Comp
Benefits the Federal Worker Is Entitled To After Being Injured On The Job
by L. Perez There are many benefits that the federal employee is entitled to after being hurt on the job but no one is going to tell him/her ALL of the benefits that he/she can receive. First of all you are entitled to reimbursement of all the medical bills for your injury including all doctor…
Why You Need A Federal Compensation Representative and How To Choose One
A Federal Compensation Representative: Why You Need One and How to Choose One by L. Perez One of the most important questions I am often asked is: “Why do I need a representative?” First, you have to remember Abraham Lincoln’s quote: “He who represents himself has a fool for a client.” This statement was…
Workers Compensation Case Histories
Case History 1: An employee of the U.S. Marshals Service injured his right knee while playing college football and had surgery to the knee prior to becoming a government employee. While performing his duties of walking up and down the stairs numerous times a day, the right knee was permanently aggravated by his duties thus…
Workers Covered By OWCP Workers’ Compensation
The Department of Labor’s Office of Workers’ Compensation Programs (OWCP) cover federal employees, and other types of workers, injured on the job in many federal agencies and other federal and non-federal employment situations. There are several divisions under OWCP which handle the workers compensation needs of many workers. We (Federal Workers Compensation Consultants) can assist…
Workers Compensation Training
We offer Workers’ Compensation Training for union officers and shop stewards. We teach both basic and advanced Workers’ Compensation courses. Course 1 – Basic Workers’ Compensation Training This course is designed to assist union stewards, union officers, the employing agency, and the claimant too. It is designed to help everyone in the process by giving…
OWCP Oral Hearings By Telephone
When a federal employee who has been injured on the job and subsequently filed an OWCP Workers’ Compensation claim receives a determination by OWCP of denial or termination of the worker’s claim, it does not mean that is the permanent end of the worker’s claim. Fortuantely, under OWCP the employee still has some appeal rights…
OWCP Workers Compensation Forms
Below you will find links to several helpful forms for Worker’s Compensation cases. You can download these forms to your computer and then print them. You will need the Adobe Acrobat Reader to open and print these forms. If you don’t already have the Acrobat Reader on your computer, you can download a free copy…
OWCP Appeals
OWCP Appeals by L. Perez There are three forms of appeals that one can ask for when one’s case is denied. 1. Oral Hearings or Review of the Written Record The provision for this appeal is found under 5USC.8128 (a) which states: “Before review (reconsideration). A claimant not satisfied with a decision of the Secretary…
Travel Pay: OWCP Form 957-Medical Travel Refund Request
Travel Pay: OWCP Form 957-Medical Travel Refund Request by L. Perez OWCP pays the claimant for travel to and from the medical provider, to and from any therapy treatments, and to and from the pharmacy for medicine used for the injuries. Caution, you must submit your request for travel pay on form OWCP Form 957…
