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Federal Worker Compensation The Law Is Found At 5 United States Code (U.S.C.) 8101 Et Seq
This booklet contains answers to questions often asked about the
Federal Employees' Compensation Act (FECA). It describes the basic
provisions of the FECA in simple language, and it discusses the issues
most commonly raised about entitlement to benefits.
The
statements in this booklet are subject to change, and they do not have
the force of the law or the regulations. The law is found at 5 United
States Code (U.S.C.) 8101 et seq., and the regulations are found at 20
Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) Part 10. The program's procedures
are contained in the Federal (FECA) Procedure Manual.
All of
these documents may be inspected at any district office handling claims
under the FECA, or on the Internet at the following address:
The
FECA and the regulations may also be found in law libraries, and single
copies may be obtained from the Office of Workers' Compensation
Programs (OWCP). The Procedure Manual may be purchased from OWCP.
The responsibilities of employing agencies are described in Publication CA-810, Injury Compensation for Federal Employees.
More
detailed information about specific problems may be obtained by
contacting the district office which serves your area. The map at the
end of the document shows the locations of the district offices and the
states they cover. The addresses of the district offices follow the map
