USPS OIG Report: Workers’ Compensation Program Update

Posted on May 19, 2023May 20, 2023 by 21cpw

Background Postal Service employees who sustain a work-related injury or occupational disease are covered by the Federal Employees’ Compensation Act (FECA). These benefits include wage-loss compensation, medical and rehabilitation services, and death benefit payments to surviving dependents. The Department of Labor’s (DOL) Office of Workers’ Compensation Program has the exclusive authority to administer, implement, and…

ELM Revision: Injury Compensation Program – Effective June 26, 2014

Posted on June 26, 2014June 26, 2014 by 21cpw

Effective June 26, 2014, the Postal Service™ is revising the Employee and Labor Relations Manual (ELM) subchapter 5, due to the following: In January 2013, the Department of Labor/Office of Workers’ Compensation Programs (DOL/OWCP) updated its website that included injury compensation basic forms which are required to record and report a work-related injury. ELM section…