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...

All registered voters in PA can now vote by mail, you can request your vote by mail documents at the following website: https://www.pavot...

I have received a lot of questions lately regarding the pandemic and how it is impacting upon OWCP claims. OWCP is continuing to operate ...

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...

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 cla...

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 figh...

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...

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 al...

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