What Happens After You File OWCP Injury Claims? You're sitting at your desk, staring at that stack of paperwork you just submitted to the Office of Workers' Compensation Programs. Your shoulder's still throbbing from that incident three weeks ago - the one where you twisted wrong while lifting those boxes in the supply room. Everyone [...]
Gilbert Federal Workers Compensation: Pain Management DOL Explained You're sitting at your desk at the Social Security office in Gilbert, and that familiar ache in your lower back is getting worse. You shift in your chair - again - trying to find a position that doesn't make you wince. It started as a minor twinge [...]
7 Signs a Federal Employee Needs a Workers Comp Clinic The email notification pops up at 2:47 PM on a Tuesday - another "mandatory training module" that needs completion by end of week. You glance up from your computer screen and immediately wince. That familiar ache in your neck is back, the one that started [...]
What Does a Workers Compensation Doctor Treat After a Work Injury? You're rushing to finish a project before the deadline when it happens - that split second where your foot catches the edge of the carpet, sending you tumbling down the office stairs. Or maybe it's the moment you're lifting that "not-so-heavy" box and feel [...]
Arizona OWCP Pain Clinics: What to Expect as a Federal Employee You're sitting at your desk at the Phoenix VA, and that nagging lower back pain that started three months ago isn't going away. In fact, it's getting worse. Every time you lean over to file paperwork or spend another eight-hour shift on your feet, [...]
Phoenix Federal Workers Compensation: What Injured Employees Should Know The photocopier jammed for the third time that morning, and as you reached around to clear the paper, something in your back went *pop*. You froze - half bent over, one hand on the machine, the other instinctively reaching for your lower spine. That familiar voice [...]
What Is the Federal Employees Compensation Act and Who Qualifies? You're rushing to catch the metro after another long day at the office when it happens - that awkward stumble down the platform steps that sends you sprawling. Your ankle screams in protest, and as you sit there trying to shake off the embarrassment, a [...]
About OWCP Form CA-35 The OWCP Form CA-35, titled "Evidence Required in Support of a Claim for Occupational Disease," is used to gather documentation and information to support a claim for benefits under the Federal Employees' Compensation Act (FECA) due to an occupational disease. Purpose: To help the Office of Workers' Compensation Programs [...]
The Union Steward's Role in an OWCP Claim A union steward can play a vital role in supporting a fellow union member's On-the-Job Injury (OTJI) claim filed under the Federal Employees' Compensation Act (FECA) through the Office of Workers' Compensation Programs (OWCP). Here's how: Information and Guidance: Clarify FECA and OWCP processes: Stewards [...]
Winning Your Schedule Award To win a schedule award for OWCP, you must meet the following requirements: You must be a federal employee. Your injury must have occurred in the course of your federal worker employment. Your injury must have caused permanent loss of use of a body part or organ listed in [...]
