USPS OIG Report: The Postal Service’s Handling of OWCP Claim Forms

Posted on April 23, 2016April 23, 2016 by 21cpw

Background In fiscal years (FY) 2014 and 2015, the Federal Employees’ Compensation Act (FECA) provided over $1 billion in annual workers’ compensation benefits to U.S. Postal Service workers for personal injury, disease, or death sustained while working. The U.S. Department of Labor’s (DOL) Office of Workers’ Compensation Program (OWCP) administers the FECA for the Postal…

USPS OIG: Curbing Workers’ Comp Abuses

Posted on August 10, 2015August 10, 2015 by 21cpw

August 10, 2015 Disability programs are vital for a nation that supports its citizens. In the United States, federal employees, including postal workers, who suffer employment-related injury or illness are entitled to workers’ compensation under the Federal Employees’ Compensation Act (FECA). The U.S. Postal Service funds workers’ compensation benefits for employees who sustain job-related injuries….

USPS Selects Helios as its Pharmacy Benefit Manager for Workers’ Comp

Posted on July 29, 2015July 29, 2015 by 21cpw

By Helios | July 27, 2015 Helios, a national provider of workers’ compensation pharmacy benefit management services serving Government Agencies, Employers, Third-Party Administrators and Insurance Carriers, is pleased to announce the U.S. Postal Service (USPS) has again selected the company as its workers’ compensation Pharmacy Benefit Manager (PBM). “We are honored that the USPS has…

APWU: Postal Unions Object to Administration Proposal to Reduce Compensation to Injured Workers

Posted on June 16, 2015June 16, 2015 by 21cpw

Web News Article #: 125-2015 06/16/2015 – In a June 15 letter, the presidents of the four postal unions asked the Department of Labor (DOL) and the White House to withdraw a proposal that would reduce compensation benefits to injured workers and urged the administration instead to work with federal employee unions and their allies…