If OWCP has sent you for a second opinion examination with this physician, I would like to hear from you as part of an investigation I am...

It seems that one of the many questionable policies applied to the handling of FECA cases over the last few years is to reassign many cas...

OWCP's 2021 payment schedule for FECA claimants receiving periodic wage loss and schedule award payments is now posted. It can become con...

There was an article in the Washington Post yesterday with some statistics about how many federal employees have filed workers compensati...

Here is a great opportunity to do some research about your health insurance options during open season: https://www.narfe.org/federalbene...

It's almost that time of year, if you need to make a change to your health benefit enrollment, or just want to explore your options, reme...

The current administration seems to be preparing to take another stab at "reforming" (ie cutting benefits) the FECA program. This GAO stu...

Steven J. Valentino DO indicted for fraud: https://www.justice.gov/usao-edpa/pr/us-attorney-mcswain-announces-charges-against-delaware-co...

As the federal government continues to slide into ever worse levels of dysfunction, OWCP has quietly changed, AGAIN, the physical mailing...

Yes! A schedule award determination can be reviewed at any time and if your impairment percentage has increased, you can receive addition...

The transition by OWCP to its new billing contractor CNSI seems to have been an unmitigated disaster for medical providers. While there w...

Do not resign from your job when you get hurt! This is basically a repost, but I continue to speak to people who were "advised" by their ...

Someone's reaction to the day to day duties of their job can be a compensable work injury. If your job put you in contact with the public...

Effective April 21, 2020 the processing of mail and bills was switched to a new contract with a company called CNSI. As we have all exper...

This resource posted by the State Department providing advice to deployed persons who are concerned that they are suffering from the stre...

I continue to speak to OWCP claimants who end up creating problems with their ongoing claim when there has been an administrative closure...

Due to the current work from home policy OWCP now lets you request a copy of your file to be transmitted to you by email. You need to sen...

In the midst of the Covid-19 pandemic, with federal employees and their medical providers struggling to comply with OWCP's perpetual "wha...

Many long-term FECA claimants (as well as SSA recipients) have stopped filing tax returns. If you have not filed a 2019 or 2018 tax retur...

OWCP has put up more guidance for federal employees with regard to injuries and illnesses arising from the Covid-19 pandemic which you ca...