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September 25, 2008    DOL Home > Frequently Asked Questions > Workers' Compensation

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)

Workers' Compensation

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Black Lung  Energy Employees 
Federal Employees  Longshore and Harbor 
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Under the Federal Employees' Compensation Act, what requirements must a claim for workers' compensation meet?
  
How do employees file for workers' compensation if they work for a private company or state or local government ?
  
Who is covered under the Federal Employees' Compensation Act (FECA)?
  
How does the Office of Workers' Compensation Programs (OWCP) decide whether a federal employee's worker's compensation case can be accepted?
  
What is the time limit for filing notice of injury and claim for federal workers' compensation?
  
What must a federal employee do when injured at work?
  
For purposes of federal workers' compensation, how is "performance of duty" established?
  
May someone other than the federal employee fill out a notice of injury, illness or death to receive compensation?
  
What is the Energy Employees Occupational Illness Compensation Program?
  
What is the Black Lung Benefits (BLB) Act?
  

 
 
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