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Individuals injured on the job while employed by private companies
should contact their state workers'
compensation board. The Department of Labor does not handle workers'
compensation claims relating to private employers.
The Department of Labor's Office of
Workers' Compensation Programs (OWCP) administers four major disability
compensation programs which provide wage replacement benefits, medical
treatment, vocational rehabilitation, and other benefits to federal workers or
their dependents who are injured at work or acquire an occupational
disease.
The Energy
Employees Occupational Illness Compensation Program, the
Federal Employees'
Compensation Program, the Longshore
and Harbor Workers' Compensation Program, and the
Black Lung Benefits
Program serve the specific employee groups who are covered under the
relevant statutes and regulations by mitigating the financial burden resulting
from workplace injury.
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