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FECA Benefits: What to Do if You Get Hurt on the Job

By Jason KayMar 12, 2017 1:00 PM | Updated: Jul 1, 2019 11:58 AM Categories Federal Employee Pay News Leave a comment
Bussinessman holding his arm in a brace with a reptitite strain injury - workplace injury, FECA

The Federal Employees Compensation Act provides compensation benefits in the event of a workplace injury. This is a summary of the law and how the process of obtaining benefits works.

Worker’s Compensation and Third Party Damage Payments

FedSmith.com author Susan McGuire SmithBy Susan McGuire SmithJul 11, 2010 8:04 PM | Updated: Apr 28, 2019 4:57 PM Categories Court Cases Leave a comment

What happens when a Federal employee receives worker’s compensation (FECA) and successfully recovers damages from a third party that caused the injury? The government gets the money, of course, as one couple recently learned.

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