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