FECA

Dec 9th

GAO Report: Partially Disabled Employees May Be Affected By Proposed Changes To FECA

Partial disability beneficiaries and total disability beneficiaries are fundamentally different due to the former’s ability to work and earn income in addition to their FECA benefits. However, the proposed revisions apply the same compensation rate reductions to both populations. Treating the two beneficiary types the same may have different policy implications for beneficiaries related to […]

Nov 27th

GAO Federal Employees’ Compensation Act Analysis of Proposed Changes on USPS Beneficiaries

Federal Employees’ Compensation Act Analysis of Proposed Changes on USPS Beneficiaries GAO-13-142R, Nov 26, 2012 What GAO Found Under our simulation, compensating all USPS FECA beneficiaries at 70 percent of wages at the time of injury reduced the overall median wage replacement rate—the percentage of take-home pay replaced by FECA—from 88 to 84 percent. In […]

Apr 12th

USPS IG: Postal Service Would Benefit From Its Own Workers Comp Program

USPS IG says Federal Employees Compensation Act (FECA) has become a ‘lucrative retirement plan’ The USPS Office of the Inspector General David C. Williams prepared testimony for April 13, 2011 hearing before the Subcommittee on Federal Workforce, U.S. Postal Service and Labor Policy Committee on Oversight and Government Reform House of Representatives on “Federal Employees’ […]

Jan 31st

OIG: What can the Postal Service do to reduce workers’ compensation costs?

The USPS Office Of Inspector General asked readers the following question: What can the Postal Service do to reduce workers’ compensation costs? In fiscal year 2009, the Postal Service workers’ compensation expense was approximately $2.2 billion, an 81 percent increase from $1.2 billion in FY 2008. These costs include $55 million in DOL administrative fees […]

Jan 12th

Senator Susan Collins Seeks Reforms To Federal Workers Comp Program

Senator Susan Collins Calls For Review Of Federal Workers Comp Program Press Release January 11, 2011 SENATOR COLLINS SHINES LIGHT ON FEDERAL WORKERS COMP WASTE Senator Collins suspects some recipients gaming the system, seeks reforms to bring overly generous federal system in line with states WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Susan Collins, Ranking Member of […]