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Department of the Interior
Workers' Compensation Program
Welcome to the Department of the Interior's Workers’
Compensation Program website. The Department of the Interior is committed
to preventing job-related injuries and illnesses. FECA provides
compensation benefits to Federal civilian employees and surviving
dependents of eligible employees if injury or illness results in the
employee's death. When an employee sustains a job-related injury or
illness, the Department is committed to providing initial medical
treatment, referral, and follow-up attention under the Federal
Employees' Compensation Act (FECA). This coverage is for all civilian
employees of the United States.
Contract employees, volunteers, and loaned employees are covered under some
circumstances. The FECA is administered by the Department of Labor's Office of
Workers' Compensation Programs (OWCP).
This
website has been established to provide information and procedures on
workers' compensation, as well as to provide information on the benefits
provided under FECA. Our objective is to assist employees in submitting
timely claims for compensation in order to receive timely benefits from
OWCP, and to monitor the medical recovery of employees following
job-related injuries and illnesses. There are 12 OWCP District Offices that
adjudicate claims, pay benefits, and ensure that the costs of benefits are
appropriately charged back to the employing agency.
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