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In a January 13, 2012 decision, the ECAB reversed the termination of a Federal Air Marshall’s benefits, finding that the District Office had failed to meet its burden of proving that his condition had resolved on the basis of video surveillance and an independent medical examination. The ECAB found that the Office’s second opinion examiner [...]

Changes to the Federal Employees’ Compensation Act are being discussed in Congress.Federal Legislative Update – FECA reform 10-25-11

Let’s start with the easy question: What happens to your OWCP medical benefits if you resign or are terminated from your employment for cause? The answer is that nothing changes. You continue to be entitled to medical benefits for as long as you have a medical condition that is related to your industrial injury. That’s [...]

The Employee Compensation Appeals Board has ordered OWCP to reinstate the wage-loss compensation of a long time federal law enforcement officer who was injured in the line of duty.
His employer had offered him a temporary light duty assignment which his doctors had stated was outside of his physical capabilities. OWCP made an informal determination that [...]

National Reassessment Process -Information for U. S. Postal Service Employees
From: Steven E. Brown, A Professional Law Corporation
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If you are a Postal Service employee and have recently received a Notice like the one attached to this article (“Notice – Employees Without MSPB Appeal Rights” stating the Postal Service has no work available for [...]

It is imperative for a federal employee to always keep an eye on the deadlines for submitting a claim, in order to preserve his or her right to workers’ compensation or disability retirement benefits. We constantly get calls from clients who miss the deadline (one year after no longer being employed at their agency) for [...]