OWCP was late in posting the 2020 periodic roll schedule, but that is now online at the following location: https://www.dol.gov/owcp/dfec/regs/compliance/Per...

I am frequently asked by FECA claimants "how do I change my attending physician for my OWCP case?" This can be a problem because many claims examiners will a...

I was recently reminded of a client who passed away some time ago who had worked as a welder on a military base repairing parts from fighter jets. Unfortunat...

OWCP has been scheduling many more second opinion exams in the last 6 months as there has been an internal effort to scrutinize long term cases, with many lo...

With the spread of the coronavirus / covid 19 there are going to be many issues arising with OWCP's handling of FECA claims. There was already a robust amoun...

A vocational counselor in the state of Washington has apparently been severely criticized by a local judge for practices that seem to call in to question Dav...

Federal employees who are exposed to noise in the course of their job are entitled to workers compensation benefits for the damage this causes to their heari...

This is a little off topic from my usual OWCP related post, but federal employees should find this article interesting as it provides some accessible informa...

If OWCP determined your schedule award by having Ari Kaz MD review your file and prepare a district medical advisor (DMA) memo, there is great likelihood tha...

For several months I have been pointing out to OWCP's National Office that correspondence routinely mailed by OWCP is being run through their postage meter (...

Open Season is upon us, go to the OPM website and plan your open season changes: https://www.opm.gov/healthcare-insurance/open-season

Dear Acting Secretary Pizzella, The federal government operates its own administrative process for federal employees workers compensation claims through the ...

For some reason, I have spoken with several federal employees employees recently who, shortly after they were injured and filed a claim for FECA benefits, de...

I recently heard of a claimant whose benefits are handled by the Cleveland OWCP office who received a letter demanding that the claimant travel 4.5 hours to ...

OWCP updated the way their phone system works when calling your claims examiner earlier this year. One annoying delay is that your claims examiner is require...

I have many clients who unfortunately have serious disabling injuries that will prevent them from returning to work for the rest of their lives. In the madne...

Several years ago OWCP cut off direct claimant access to the Claimant Query System (CQS) due to massive amounts of medical billing fraud due to the very weak...

I frequently speak to OWCP claimants who do not know what specific medical conditions their case is approved for. This can lead to problems when it turns out...

In 2003 OWCP migrated from maintaining paper files to an electronic imaged system. When there is no activity for an extended period, paper files are shipped ...