This course is not scheduled at this time. Please check this website, or contact us, for future dates and locations.

This 3-day course offers in-depth information on the Federal Employees' Compensation Act (FECA) Program for those individuals responsible for the administration of the program; from counseling injured employees and their supervisors, to completion of the claim forms and submission to the proper Office of Workers Compensation Program (OWCP) location.

Items to be covered are:

• The History & Background of FECA
• Roles and Responsibilities of the Compensation Specialist, Injured Employee, Supervisor, and OWCP
• Basic Requirements, Rights, and Penalties
• The Types of Available Benefits Under FECA
• The Key Forms--Their Purposes, Completion and Submission Requirements
• The Appropriate Action to Take at Critical Points
• Continuation of Pay (COP)
  Entitlement
  Dates of Eligibility
  Counting COP
  Charging Time Lost
  Election of Sick or Annual Leave
  Controversion
  Computation of Pay
  
• Light Duty Assignments
• Systems for Logs, Files, and Record Keeping
• Providing Assistance to the Injured Employee and Supervisor
• Areas of the Claims Process Which Most Often Cause Problems
• Managing Your OWCP Case Load
  
  
• Management of Cases
  
  Long Term Cases
  New Cases
  
  
• Returning Employees to Work from OWCP Rolls
• Rehabilitation
• Purchase of Equipment to Facilitate Accommodation
• Identifying and Utilizing Light and Limited Duty