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The Federal Employees' Compensation Act (FECA): Workers ' Compensation for Federal Employees Updated March 17, 2021. Congressional Research Service R42107. The Federal Employees' Compensation Act (FECA). Summary The Federal Employees' Compensation Act (FECA) is the Workers ' Compensation program for Federal employees. Like all Workers ' Compensation programs, FECA pays disability, survivors, and medical benefits, without regard to who was at fault, to employees who are injured or become ill in the course of their Federal employment and to the survivors of employees killed on the job. The FECA program is administered by the department of labor (DOL) and the costs of benefits are paid by each employee 's host agency. Postal Service (USPS) employees currently comprise the largest group of FECA beneficiaries and are responsible for the largest share of FECA benefits. Elements of the FECA program include: basic disability benefits equal to two-thirds of an injured worker's pre-disability wage, which rises to 75% of the pre-disability wage if the worker has any dependents.
Mar 17, 2021 · administered by the Department of Labor (DOL), Office of Workers’ Compensation Programs (OWCP). Program Financing Benefits under FECA are paid out of the federal Employees’ Compensation Fund. This fund is financed by appropriations from Congress that are used to pay current FECA benefits and that are
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