DOL/OWCP has stated: While all federal employees who contract COVID-19 related to their federal employment are entitled to FECA coverage, special case handling considerations apply to those employees engaged in high-risk employment. In the case of...
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Posted by Ed Daniel
Tuesday, June 2, 2020 11:13:00 AM
OWCP has made changes to the mailing address from London, KY to San Antonio,TX. If you continue to send documents or inquiries to the London KY address it will delay the response, by at least two weeks, because the London, KY address will forward it ...
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Posted by Ed Daniel
Wednesday, April 29, 2020 12:20:00 PM
Effective January 1, 2020, the mileage rate for reimbursement to Federal employees traveling by privately-owned automobile DECREASED to 57.5 cents per mile by GSA. No restriction is made as to the number of miles that can be traveled. As in the...
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Posted by Ed Daniel
Monday, March 30, 2020 10:51:00 AM
Starting April 27, 2020, the Office of Workers' Compensation Programs (OWCP) will transfer all medical bill processing services to OWCP's new bill pay contractor, CNSI. On March 16, 2020, please refer to https://prod.wcmbp.com/outreach for...
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Posted by Ed Daniel
Saturday, March 21, 2020 12:01:00 PM
The cost-of-living adjustments granted to a compensation recipient under the FECA are based on the
"Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers" (CPI-W) figures published by the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS). The annual cost ...
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Posted by Ed Daniel
Tuesday, February 11, 2020 11:04:00 AM
From the Desk of Steven Brown, Esq, Federal Law Office “NOTE: The NRP (National Reassessment Process) disability discrimination cases at EEOC against the Postal Service (stemming from the McConnell class action) are proceeding, though much more...
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Posted by Ed Daniel
Thursday, November 28, 2019 12:14:00 PM
On/or about September 13, 2019, Antonio Rios, Director of DFEC/OWCP has released a new change in the DFEC’s opioid prescription policy which will take effect in the coming weeks. Director Rios states “Injured workers that are newly prescribed opioid ...
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Posted by Ed Daniel
Monday, September 16, 2019 8:52:00 AM
A new supplemental policy to address long-term and/or high dose opioid usage. DFEC's Branch of
Prescription Management will be examining factors such as the morphine-equivalent dose (MED) and the cumulative,
continuous length of treatment in...
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Posted by Ed Daniel
Tuesday, June 19, 2018 8:54:00 AM
As we all know there has been a great push from the Federal Government to crackdown of prescriptions for opioid medication. When prescribed and used appropriately, opioid drugs can provide necessary and safe pain relief to injured workers. However,...
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Posted by Ed Daniel
Friday, May 11, 2018 9:39:00 AM
The Office of Workers’ Compensation Programs (OWCP) has announced that access to the Claimant Query System (CQS) has been restored for all injured workers. CQS is a secure site where injured workers may log in to view information on case status,...
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Thursday, September 14, 2017 9:30:00 AM