Important Website Links for Injured Federal Workers

The following website links were compiled by federal workers’ compensation attorney Alan J. Shapiro.

These links include information on Federal Employees' Compensation Act (FECA), Division of Federal Employees' Compensation (DFEC), Division of Longshore and Harbor Workers' Compensation (DLHWC), Social Security, Civil Service Retirement and U.S. Merit Systems Protection Board. If you have any questions or need assistance, please contact our office.

Federal Employees' Compensation Act (FECA)
http://www.dol.gov/owcp/dfec/regs/statutes/feca.htm

Federal Employees’ Compensation – When injured at work
http://www.dol.gov/owcp/dfec/regs/compliance/ca-11.htm

Division of Federal Employees' Compensation (DFEC) main page
http://www.dol.gov/owcp/dfec/

Division of Federal Employees' Compensation (DFEC) forms
http://www.dol.gov/owcp/dfec/regs/compliance/forms.htm

Division of Longshore and Harbor Workers' Compensation (DLHWC) main page
http://www.dol.gov/owcp/dlhwc/

The Division of Federal Employees' Compensation (DFEC) adopted the American Medical Association, Guides to the Evaluation of Permanent Impairment, Sixth Edition, for schedule award entitlement determinations. A.M.A. Guides to the Evaluation of Permanent Impairment, 6th Edition (effective May 1 2009). FECA Bulletin 09-03 (issued March 15, 2009) sets forth DFEC's implementation of the Sixth Edition of the Guides.
http://www.dol.gov/owcp/dfec/regs/compliance/DFECfolio/FECABulletins/FY2006-2010.htm#FECAB0903

Social Security Home Page
http://www.ssa.gov/

Social Security Benefits for people with Disability
http://www.ssa.gov/disability/

Civil Service Retirement System (CSRS) Home page
http://www.opm.gov/retirement-services/csrs-information/types-of-retirement/#url=Overview

Civil Service Retirement System Disability
http://www.opm.gov/retirement-services/csrs-information/types-of-retirement/#url=Disability

Federal Employment Retirement (FERS) Overview
http://www.opm.gov/retirement-services/fers-information/types-of-retirement/#url=Overview

Federal Employment Retirement (FERS) Disability
http://www.opm.gov/retirement-services/fers-information/types-of-retirement/#url=Disability

U.S. Merit Systems Protection Board
http://www.mspb.gov/

U.S. Merit Systems Protection Board How to File an Appeal
http://www.mspb.gov/appeals/appeals.htm