Schedule awards are given only to employees with accepted federal workers compensation claims. They are dispersed for regional permanent partial impairment to a body part that is listed on the schedule. If the injured part of your body is not a scheduled member, than...
If you are injured on the job while working for a federal agency you may be entitled to compensation. In order to be eligible for any federal workers compensation, you must file appropriate paperwork with your agency. Many federal employees get confused by the vast...
Federal employees who have been injured at work know federal workers compensation can be a complicated process with many do’s and don’ts. After an on the job injury occurs, the injured federal employee does have the right to choose the physician of his or her choice...
Like non-federal employees, those employed by the federal government are entitled to workers compensation benefits if they are injured at work. It is important, however, that the injured federal worker not confuse the Continuation of Pay (COP) benefit, a form of...
The most important document required to be to eligible to receive a schedule award is the impairment rating performed by your physician. This must be included in your OWCP schedule award request file. The amount an injured federal worker is eligible to receive in a...
We previously discussed how your doctor’s reports can have the greatest affect on your federal workers compensation claim and potential schedule award. If the report is not detailed well enough this could cause your claim to be denied, not because you do not have a...
As we discussed last week, your doctor plays a major part in your case in obtaining a schedule award due to a federal workers compensation injury. It is imperative that you have your doctor on your side in this and make sure his or her medical opinion is detailed in...
What is an OWCP Schedule Award? When dealing with a federal workers compensation injury, workers are entitled to compensation benefits if and when they prove their injury happened while on the job. There are several benefits available to the injured worker, including...
If you have heard the following sentence from the OWCP, you need to start planning for the future- “We have determined it is necessary for you to attend a second opinion examination.” A second opinion examination… That’s a good thing, right? Probably not. If you have...
If you have been injured and you're left with lingering pain, it can eventually affect your mental health. Friends, family, and coworkers can start treating you differently if you suffer from chronic pain and it's affecting your daily life. Your condition can then be...
Most federal employees know that if they are injured on the job, they are entitled to workers’ compensation. Some mistakenly think that all is well with their workers’ compensation claim due to the quick start of disability compensation called the Continuation of Pay...
One important federal workers’ compensation benefit is the schedule award. It is payment for the permanent impairment of an extremity as the result of a work-related injury. Eligible applicants can sometimes elect to have it paid over a period of time or in a present...
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