Effective February 2, 2017, the Postal Service⢠is revising Handbook EL-505, Injury Compensation, to clarify how to make changes to Forms CA-1, CA-2, CA-7, and CA-2a, when appropriate. Handbook EL-505, Injury Compensation * * * * * 2 Injury Compensation Office Setup * * * * * 2-3 Supplying Office Equipment â district HR manager…
The Philadelphia Post Office has slashed its operating expenses by adopting a new system to track workersâ compensation costs. The office had more than 275 employees who were injured and not available for duty. âWe were paying for worker compensation benefits for these employees out of work as well as for their replacements to cover…
Background Enacted in 1916, the Federal Employeesâ Compensation Act (FECA) provides medical, compensation, death, and vocational rehabilitation benefits to civilian federal employees who sustain injuries or disease. In fiscal years (FYs) 2014 and 2015, FECA provided over $1 billion in annual workersâ compensation benefits to U.S. Postal Service workers. The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL)…
Roseanne is a retired USPS employee with an extensive background in USPS retirement, disability retirement, OWCP, EEO, Labor Relations and HR. She conducts individual and group counseling and is able to comprehensively discuss the pros and cons of employees who are on OWCP, disability retirement and regular retirement. Roseanne will be happy to answer your…
By Erica L. Groshen – BLS Commissioner December 11, 2015 Every so often as I walk down the halls of the BLS headquarters building in Washington, D.C., I notice a few drips of coffee or water on our otherwise shiny floors. My first reaction is to stoop down and wipe up the spill, or to…
The Federal Office of Workersâ Compensation says thereâs 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…
Special agents of the Postal Service Office of the Inspector General (OIG) are contracted to âsafeguard postal revenueâ and are supposed to âoperate with integrity, be a model of ethical behavior, and treat people in a fair and respectful manner.â When it comes to workers compensation fraud, however, these law enforcement officers often employ questionable…
Web News Article #: 196-2015 10/16/2015 – The APWU is discouraging union members from participating in a voluntary program established by the Postal Service that creates an online database of their health records, APWU President Mark Dimondstein has announced. âLast yearâs cyber attack on the Postal Service demonstrates the danger in posting sensitive personal information…
