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www.dol.gov /agencies /owcp The Office of Workers' Compensation Programs administers four major disability compensation programs which provide wage replacement benefits, medical treatment, vocational rehabilitation and other benefits to certain workers or their dependents who experience work-related injury or occupational disease.
As of 15 September 2019, EEOICP has provided $16,910,292,048 in compensation and medical bill payments to sick workers and their families. [7] As of 12 January 2023, EEOICP has provided $22,618,631,449 in compensation and medical bill payments to sick workers and their families, and represent a cohort of 136,515 unique workers. [8]
The Defense Base Act (DBA) (ch. 357 of the 77th United States Congress, 55 Stat. 622, enacted August 16, 1941, codified at 42 U.S.C. §§ 1651–1654) is an extension of the federal workers' compensation program that covers longshoremen and harbor workers, the Longshore and Harbor Workers' Compensation Act 33 U.S.C. §§ 901–950.
[10] [11] (A similar scheme was set forth in Britain's 1880 Act. [12]) Statewide workers' compensation laws were passed in New York in 1898, Maryland in 1902, Massachusetts in 1908, and Montana in 1909. The first law covering federal employees was passed in 1906. [13] (See: FELA, 1908; FECA, 1916; Kern, 1918.)
The Employees' Compensation Appeals Board (ECAB) was created in 1946 by statute to hear appeals taken from determinations and awards under the Federal Employees' Compensation Act with respect to claims of federal employees injured in the course of their employment. The Board has final authority to determine the liability of the Federal ...
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South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem, President-elect Donald Trump’s pick to lead the Department of Homeland Security speaks during a confirmation hearing on Friday, Jan. 17, 2025 in Washington.
The National Council on Compensation Insurance (NCCI) is a U.S. insurance rating and data collection bureau specializing in workers' compensation. Operating with a not-for-profit philosophy and owned by its member insurers, NCCI annually collects data covering more than four million workers compensation claims and two million policies. The ...