Federal Employees’ Compensation Act: What Should the Employer Do When You File a Claim for Initial Compensation

If you need to submit an initial claim for compensation due to disability or permanent impairment under the Federal Employees’ Compensation Act (FECA), it is important to know that your employer is required by law to take certain actions after receiving the claim form from you.

Please note, however, that these rules do not apply to federal postal workers. For other federal employees, the employer must provide Form CA-7 to any employee who has lost more than three days of pay due to a work-related injury or who has a permanent impairment or serious disfigurement as defined by FECA. The purpose of Form CA-7 is for the employee to claim compensation.

The employer is required to provide the employee with Form CA-7 no later than the 30th day of the continuation of pay (COP) period. The employer is required to submit Form CA-7 to the Office of Worker’s Compensation Programs (OWCP) no later than the 40th day of the COP period, unless the employee has not yet returned the completed form to the employer. If the employee submits the completed Form CA-7 later than the 40th day of the COP period, then the employer must forward the completed Form CA-7 to OWCP no later than 5 working days after receiving the completed form from the employee.

Read the original regulation regarding the employer’s responsibilities regarding a claim for compensation online.

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