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Department
of the Interior Workers' Compensation Program |
Welcome to the Department
of the Interior’s Workers’ Compensation Program website. The
Department of the Interior is committed to preventing
job-related injuries and illnesses. FECA provides compensation benefits to Federal civilian employees and surviving dependents of eligible employees if injury or illness results in the employee's death.
When an employee sustains a
job-related injury or illness, the Department is committed to providing
initial medical treatment, referral, and follow-up attention under the Federal
Employees’ Compensation Act (FECA). This coverage is for all civilian employees of the United States. Contract employees, volunteers, and loaned employees are covered under some circumstances. The FECA is administered by the
Department of
Labor’s Office of Workers’ Compensation Programs (OWCP). |
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This website has been
established to provide information and procedures on workers’
compensation, as well as to provide information on the benefits provided
under FECA. Our objective is to assist employees in submitting timely
claims for compensation in order to receive timely benefits from OWCP,
and to monitor the medical recovery of employees following job-related
injuries and illnesses. There are 12 OWCP District Offices that
adjudicate claims, pay benefits, and ensure that the costs of benefits
are appropriately charged back to the employing agency. |
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May 21, 2004 — Assistant Secretary -
Policy, Management, and Budget's Departmental memorandum on Electronic Filing of Workers'
Compensation Claims. (doc) |
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What to do when YOU
are injured or have a work-related Illness |
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What a supervisor
should do if a person is injured at work or has a work-related Illness |
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What a Workers’
Compensation Program Specialist should do if a person is injured at
work or has a work-related Illness |
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What a Safety
Manager should do if a person is injured at work or has a
work-related Illness? |
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