This 1-day briefing offers an overview of the FECA program and formal training on the roles and responsibilities of the first line supervisors as well as middle and senior level managers. The laws and regulations pertaining to the administration of the FECA program are presented.
This information is extremely important for supervisors and managers in the current environment of returning OWCP compensationers to employment. Items to be covered are:
- Traumatic Injury & Occupational Disease or Illness
- Defining Each
- Proper Forms for Each
- Timeframes
- Roles, Rights and Responsibilities of the:
- Supervisor
- Compensation Specialist
- Injured Employee; and
- OWCP
- Basic Requirements and Penalties
- The Four Types of Available Benefits Under FECA
- The Supervisor’s Responsibilities for Providing & Completing Key Forms
- The Appropriate Action to Take at Critical Points
- Continuation of Pay (COP)
- Basic Rules and Controversion
- Identifying Light and Limited Duty Positions