As a federal employee, it’s important to understand your rights and protections under the law, particularly when it comes to workers’ compensation. In the event of an on-the-job injury or illness, workers’ compensation can provide financial and medical benefits to …
As a federal employee, you may be entitled to workers’ compensation benefits if you suffer a work-related injury or illness. The Office of Workers’ Compensation Programs (OWCP) administers this program, which provides benefits to federal employees who are injured on …
Federal employees are entitled to workers’ compensation benefits if they are injured on the job. The Federal Workers’ Compensation Program (FECA) provides benefits for medical expenses, lost wages, and disability compensation.
However, navigating the FECA process can be complicated and …
Federal workers’ compensation is a system that provides benefits to employees who are injured or become ill due to their job. If you are a federal employee and have suffered a work-related injury or illness, you may be eligible for …
Federal employees face unique workplace hazards that can result in serious injuries. Whether they work in an office or in the field, federal employees must take steps to protect themselves from workplace injuries.
Let’s discuss some of the most common …
Federal workers’ compensation provides benefits to federal employees who have been injured or become ill on the job. When filing a workers’ compensation claim, it is important to work with a doctor who is experienced in treating work-related injuries and …
The Federal Employee’s Compensation Act (FECA) is a federal law that provides benefits to federal employees who are injured or become ill as a result of their work. It is administered by the Office of Workers’ Compensation Programs (OWCP), which …
Workplace safety is an essential aspect of any organization, no matter the size or industry. It refers to the measures put in place to ensure the physical and emotional well-being of employees while on the job.
This includes preventing accidents …
After an injury on the job, calling a lawyer might not be at the top of your list. If there was no one else involved, you might think it pointless, because there is no one to sue. However, if the …
If you have a pre-existing medical condition, you might think it would be impossible to receive Workers’ Compensation for a related condition. However, depending on the nature of the injury or situation at work, you may be entitled to workers’ …
If you have filed a workers’ compensation claim, you will likely have to testify at some point. This can be very stressful, especially if you have never had to testify in a legal matter before. Having an idea of what …
Nobody wants to get hurt on the job, and even though your workers’ comp benefits may compensate you fully for your injury, it can be stressful to be out of work and wondering when you will get to return and …
If you are a federal employee and have been injured on the job, you know how stressful it can be trying to focus on recovering. Adding the stress of trying to figure out how to file for your worker’s compensation …
It can be incredibly stressful when you have suffered a work-related injury. Your main priority should be getting better so you can return to work as quickly as possible. You shouldn’t have to worry about added pressures of how you …
Repetitive strain injuries are one of the major sources of workplace injuries that lead to OWCP claims. But what are they, how do you know if you have one, and what are common causes of repetitive strain injury?
What is …
When you are injured at work, it’s crucial to take action immediately. Your first step is to report the injury as soon as possible to a supervisor. This includes any illness or disease that is related to, or worsened by, …
Way too many bad, shady, illegal things have happened in OWCP federal workers compensation. I’ve been involved in federal workers comp for more than a decade, but it wasn’t until I went to Florida in the past year that I …
When I visit with federal union members around the country, I always ask for a show of hands for how many people in the room are dealing with work-related injuries or who know someone who is. Without exception, 50% – …
Thousands of federal employees work or live in McKinney, Allen, Dallas, and Plano, TX, but until recently haven’t had choices of good, qualified OWCP-trained doctors in their area. Most doctors who attempt to treat DOL/OWCP workers comp injuries are South …
Federal Injury Centers can help injured federal employees from the USPS, VA, TSA, and all other federal agencies, when you live or work near Boston. Specifically, we help injured federal workers with their OWCP work injury cases in Quincy and …
I had the opportunity to talk with 3 men who have had 30+ year careers with the United States Postal Service. We were talking about the fear that many federal employees have when thinking about reporting and filing an OWCP …
We recently met a group, whose name I won’t mention here, that charges federal employees a fee for handling their OWCP workers comp case. They have fees for assisting in filling out CA1 or CA2 forms. They charge to assist …
Yesterday, we heard of a federal employee who was threatened with his job after he went outside of the hospital he worked for to find a doctor who could help him with his OWCP federal workers comp injury. He was …
Each year, OSHA publishes federal agency injury and illness statistics (https://www.osha.gov/dep/fap/fap-inj-ill-stats.html). On average, about 3.2% of federal employees have APPROVED OWCP CLAIMS. At the bottom of the page, it says that the data DOES NOT INCLUDE DENIED CLAIMS. OWCP work …
Through my interaction with federal employees across the country, I want to share the stories from 10 injured federal employees who were hurt by confusing system after they were hurt at work.
1. A letter carrier broke his ankle while …
Federal Injury Centers in Denton, Frisco, McKinney, and Dallas, TX SPECIALIZES IN GETTING OWCP INJURY CLAIMS ACCEPTED. We know exactly what DOL needs in order to make a decision of approval for your claims.
When DOL denies OWCP claims because …
According to the website Governing.com, Texas employees 1.5 postal workers per 1000 residents. 26 other states have a higher number ranging from 2.0 – 2.6 postal workers per 1000 residents, and only a small handful of states have the same …
Contact Federal Injury Centers in Denton, Frisco, McKinney, and Dallas, TX instead of attempting to search ACS for an OWCP doctor.
Time after time, we hear injured federal employees complain that they were told to search ACS to find an OWCP …
McKinney, TX has OWCP/DOL Federal Workers Comp Doctors who will get your federal work injury claim accepted
Collin County, home to McKinney, Allen, Plano, Frisco, and the surrounding towns has approximately 18,000 federal employees. In this group of federal workers, …
In 2016, 2.39% of VA employees had OWCP injury claims that were accepted. This accepted OWCP claims rate is lower than the average of all federal agencies (3.19%), and this is due to a number of factors that we …
Injured Federal Employees are being told to search ACS to find a doctor who can help them with their OWCP / DOL federal workers comp injury.
Every time I talk to anyone who was told to check ACS, they tell …
Letter Carriers for the United States Postal Service can best be described as FEDERAL ATHLETES.
Your job description describes physical activities that over time must lead to bodies breaking down. The key term there is “over time”. This …
ACS is not a good source for finding willing OWCP / DOL work injury doctors. I repeat, it is NOT a good source. Many doctors who are on ACS are not even aware that they’re listed there. …
Over 1 million Federal Employees work for the USPS and the VA, each of which have extremely low OWCP injury claim acceptance rates. We attend meetings every month with rooms full of these federal employees, and when asked for a …
I recently attended a union meeting where I spoke about some common pitfalls associated with filing OWCP claims along with several reasons why folks aren’t filing CA-2 injuries. We love talking to federal employees about OWCP workers comp issues. Teaching …
Montgomery, Alabama finally has a doctor who understands OWCP and can get OWCP workers comp injury claims accepted. Over the past 12 months, we’ve gotten so many calls from federal employees in Alabama that we decided to go to Alabama …
Montgomery, Alabama has an OWCP work injury Doctor. Dr. John Porter, DO has been trained in OWCP. His expert causation reports get OWCP injury claims accepted. Prior to Dr. Porter, Montgomery had no doctors who understood OWCP and who could …
Injured Federal Employees continually tell us that ACS is not working for them when they need a DOL OWCP Work Injury Doctor. I just talked to a guy who was out-of-state and couldn’t find a doctor. I went to ACS …
Over this past weekend, we’ve been visiting with letter carriers, mail handlers, mail clerks, and VA employees in Birmingham, Alabama. The one problem that stood out the most is that they previously did not have an OWCP injury doctor in …
We just attended the Florida State Convention for the Florida Rural Letter Carriers Association and had the opportunity to talk with a lot of Florida Rural Letter Carriers. One common theme kept coming up: Rural Carriers feared filing OWCP injury …
We’ve been fortunate to become friends with so many VA employees and their AFGE union leaders throughout the state of Florida. We frequently visit with VA AFGE members and leaders in St. Pete, West Palm Beach, and Miami. These federal …
The #2 problem injured federal employees have in getting their OWCP injury claims accepted is not being able to find a doctor. That’s the reason for the title of this article.
In the past 3 years, I’ve been all over …
According to the website Governing.com, Florida has over 28,000 VA employees and over 33,000 postal employees, and Florida has the 5th most federal employees in the United States with more than 175,000 federal employees. 3.5% of Florida’s population lives …
We just got another previously-denied OWCP claim accepted in Birmingham Alabama.
I keep telling you, “No more denied OWCP claims”. Well, I’ve received some feedback saying that it looks like we don’t accept denied claims. Nothing could be farther …
In 1998, the OWCP injury claim acceptance rate in the Department of Veteran’s Affairs was 4.42%. That was the first year that OSHA started keeping these stats. That data can be found at: https://www.osha.gov/dep/fap/statistics/fedprgms_stats98.html.
The acceptance …
