APWU: OWCP Online Claim Filing, Rollout Dates

(This article first appeared in the November/December 2019 issue of the American Postal Worker magazine) By APWU Human Relations Director Sue Carney November 20, 2019 All postal employees who are injured on duty will soon have the option of filing Office of Workers’ Compensation (OWCP) claims online through the Employees’ Compensation Operation and Management Portal…

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Video: Widow of Postal Worker Denied Death Benefits

The Federal Office of Workers’ Compensation says there’s not enough evidence to establish what led to the fatal injury of the worker, a 28-year-veteran of the United States Postal Service. [maxgallery id=”43045″] By Vicky Nguyen, Liz Wagner and Felipe Escamilla December 14, 2015 An East Bay widow whose husband died after he sustained a serious…

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