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September 1991, Vol. 114,
No. 9
Federal Employees' Compensation Act
The Federal Employees'
Compensation Act: An overview
Willis J. Nordlund
Regional Director of the Federal Office
of Workers' Compensation Programs in the New York region
The 1916 Act is still the focal point around which the Federal workers' compensation program operates today. The program has gone through many changes on its way to becoming a modern means of compensating workers for job-related injury, disease, and death. This article provides an overview of the Federal Employees' Compensation Act.
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