Federal Workers Compensation Coffee Break
Federal Workers Compensation Coffee Break Podcast is about all things related to Federal Workers Compensation, FECA, OWCP, DOL & Longshore claim filing as an injured federal worker. The podcast is an educational and informative training on how to navigate the OWCP claims filing process for all types of injured US government and federal workers. The podcaster has 30 years in assisting with federal workers compensation as a federal compliance consultant and trainer. The podcast is free and is educational. If you need help with anything related to a federal workers compensation claim...help is just a cup of coffee away. The short coffee break format highlights solutions and gives directions on how to successfully resolve any federal workers compensation claim related issue. So if you are a federal employee and you want to learn about OWCP - DOL & FECA workers compensation....pour a cup of coffee and drop by...you will be glad you did.
Federal Workers Compensation Coffee Break
Latest Episodes
Agency Direct Communication with Federal Injured Workers OWCP rules & Provisions
A growing problem that injured federal workers keep running into: employing agencies that try to short-circuit the OWCP process by offering modified duty straight to the injured employee—or handing them agency medical-clearance forms—whil...
OWCP Second Opinion Supplemental Report Request Tutorial
Today we’re talking about a common challenge: when an OWCP second opinion (SECOP) doctor gives an opinion you disagree with, leaves key questions unanswered, or when the claims examiner misinterprets the report.You don’t have to accept i...
Brunner Presumption - Medical Disability Retirement with OPM-FERS
What Is the Bruner Presumption?Facing a potential adverse action due to a medical issue as a federal employee can be incredibly difficult and stressful. However, a powerful but often underutilized tool — the Bruner Presumption — can sign...
OWCP -DOL Re-Injury of Accepted Work Condition While Working
This episode is an emailer asking a question and being answered in the podcast episode. The scenario the emailer presented for an injured federal employee is the following:An injured worker came in her OWCP doctor's office fo...
OWCP 3rd Party Vendors Claims Management
There is recent evidence that OWCP (under the U.S. Department of Labor) has increasingly began to outsource significant portions of claims-related services for FECA (federal workers' compensation) to third-party vendors, including private compa...
Fan Mail
i have heard thst owcp went from accepting ama 6th edition to the 5th edition but now back to only accepting 6th edition. Which is correct
Springfield, Illinois
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