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COP & Comp Return to Work Top 10 Traps OWCP Appeals ECABs
Reemployment Long Term OWCP Cause of Injury Cutler-McEuen Referee exams
Representation Anderson letter EEOC Disability Disc. Court Recourse
MSPB Retirement CSRS-FERS files FMLA Legal Sources
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A
AARP Webplace Advocacy Center Make Your Voice Heard!
Abandonment of job, medical justifications and procedures   FedupFeds topic page
Acceleration and precipitation of injury
     CA-810 3-5. Causal Relationship a. Kinds of Causal Relationship. (2) Acceleration.
     "Acceleration and precipitation: possible factors in claims" - Bert Doyle, NALC
Accommodating all limitations for return to work from injury  FedupFeds topic page
Actionline FedupFeds guide and access to the Congress    FedupFeds topic page

ADA Americans With Disabilities Act 1990  SEE Discrimination in Hearings and Appeals  FedupFeds topic page
     SEE EEOC Chairwoman Comments on ADA Rulings by Supreme Court
ADA relation to Rehab. Act of 1973   Section 512 of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990
     (Pub. L. 101-336) (ADA) amends definitions applicable to the Rehab. Act. 
ADR  Alternative Dispute Resolution - Regulations Streamlining EEO Process For Federal Employees --
AFL-CIO
Age discrimination, ADEA  See Age discrimination in EEOC - Discrimination FedupFeds topic page
Agencies communicating with treating physician, limited to fitness for duty
Agenda  See More about FedupFeds   FedupFeds topic page
Aggravation, temporary vs. permanent
     CA-810 3-5. Causal Relationship a. Kinds of Causal Relationship. (2) Aggravation
     "Temporary vs. permanent aggravation " - Bert Doyle, NALC
AMA Guides to the Evaluation of Permanent Impairment, 4th edition, in schedule awards
American Federation of Government Employees AFGE
American Postal Workers Union APWU
American Society for Action on Pain (ASAP)   See also Pain page FedupFeds topic page
Anatomical codes .pdf file
Anderson letter  OWCP letter to USPS about the rules on limiting contact with treating physicians  FedupFeds topic page
Anger See Anger in Stress page FedupFeds topic page
Appeals, OWCP, MSPB  See Hearings and Appeals
  FedupFeds topic page
Appeals, Veterans Board of Veterans' Appeals  See also Veterans FedupFeds topic page
Arbitration Federal Arbitration Act    Arbitrators of Labor-Management Disputes
                 American Arbitration Association Home Page
Architectural and Transportation Barriers Compliance Board (Access Board)
Attendants, for injury care  FECA 8111 Additional compensation forservices of attendants or voc rehab
Attorneys' fees 
AWRI Americans with Work related Injuries
B
Back belts -- Comprehensive study on the use of back belts, from NIOSH
Back problems See Spinal FedupFeds page FedupFeds topic page
Beneficiaries, of awards  FECA 8109 Beneficiaries of awards
Benefits
     Rights and benefits upon Restoration FedupFeds topic page
     Election of - retirement
     See COP, Leave, and Comp FedupFeds page  FedupFeds topic page
    
Dual benefits CA-810 7-3. Dual Benefits   FedupFeds topic page
Biohazards  Official biohazard information Serious stuff  See also Occupational Health and Toxic Exposure FedupFeds topic page
Board of Veterans' Appeals  See also Veterans  FedupFeds topic page
Bulletins, Circulars, Transmittals -- OWCP  See also OWCP FECA Program Memorandums
Burden of proof
     Claim processing CA-810 Chapt 4, including "burden of proof" in 4-2
     "Burden of proof" - Bert Doyle, NALC
Burt, Steve, Michigan Letter Carriers  See his 5-part online MSPB course
C
CA forms in Survival Guide Forms  FedupFeds topic page
CA manuals, publications OWCP in Hearings and Appeals  FedupFeds topic page
Canadian Injured Workers alliance
Carpal tunnel syndrome  See Repetitive Strain Injuries  FedupFeds topic page
Carrier Connection site
Causal relationship See Medical Reports and Causal Relationship  FedupFeds topic page
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
CFIDS Association of America (chronic fatigue syndrome)
CFR - Code of Federal Regulations 
     The OWCP portion 20 CFR Chapt 1 Part 10--Employees' Benefits CHAPTER I--OFFICE OF
     WORKERS' COMPENSATION PROGRAMS, PART 10--CLAIMS FOR COMPENSATION UNDER
     THE FEDERAL EMPLOYEES' COMPENSATION ACT, AS AMENDED
     In FedupFeds CFR-OWCP section -- Contents  FedupFeds topic page Formatted for this site, the 20 CFR Part 10
     contents and text is easier and faster to navigate, and is searchable from home page as part
     of the whole website.  Copied from official GPO site including official corrections
     For all parts of the CFR See the official GPO site for Code of Federal Regulations
     See CFR changes for OWCP organized for FedupFeds, by topics  FedupFeds topic page

     See also the Fedlaw site with US Code at GSA  See also Federal agencies  FedupFeds topic page
CFS-FMS FedupFeds page FedupFeds topic page
Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board
Children statisfical sources from UMichChildrens' Defense Fund
Chronic Fatigue Syndrome CFS and Fibromyalgia FMS
Chronic Pain Relief Coalition  See also Pain page FedupFeds topic page
Civil Air Patrol  In FECA see 8141 Civil Air Patrol volunteers
Civil Rights   See Civil Rights in EEOC-Discrimination FedupFeds topic page
Civil Service Retirement CSRS  See Retirement  FedupFeds topic page
Claims  See Filing Claims  FedupFeds topic page
Class Actions  See CFR 1614.204 Class Complaints   See Federal Court Recourse FedupFeds topic page
Clinical trials See Clinical trials in Doctors   FedupFeds topic page
Coal Mine Workers Division of Coal Mine Workers' Compensation
Code of Ethics See Ethics
Color See Color in EEOC-Discrimination FedupFeds topic page
Commuting area, relation to disability retirement in OPM regulations
Compensation  See COP, Leave, and Compensation  FedupFeds topic page
Commerce Department  
Office of the Inspector General
Compressed - flexible Work Schedules, OPM
Conditions for coverage (approval) of claims
Congress, contacting  See Actionline FedupFeds  FedupFeds topic page   See Legislative Branch in Agencies FedupFeds topic page
Connecting FedupFeds topic page  FedupFeds list members talk to the public
Consequential and intervening injuries
     CA-810 3-5. Causal Relationship a. Kinds of Causal Relationship
     c. Consequential and Intervening Injuries
Contact with treating physicians, Anderson letter
     See Contatcing physicians limited, in CFR changes
FedupFeds topic page
     See
OWCP letter to USPS about the rules on limiting contact with treating physicians  FedupFeds topic page
COP Controversion of COP continuation of pay
     Controversion and COP in CA-810 5-3
     See COP, Leave, and Compensation
 
Cornell Law School on U.S. Workers Compensation Law
Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
Courts  See Judicial Branch in Federal Access  FedupFeds topic page, Federal Court Recourse FedupFeds topic page, Class Actions
Covered agencies
Criminal penalties
Customer service, OWCP (yeah, right)   ESA OWCP Customer Service Plan  See FedupFeds Report FedupFeds topic page
Cutler Rule and McEuen exceptions in stress claims FedupFeds topic page
D
Damages
Dates  Definitions of dates relevant to the counting of OWCP Claims
Death FECA 8102 Compensation for disability or death of employee
     FECA 8119 Notice of injury or death
Defense Department   Office of Inspector General,   Office of the Naval Inspector General
Definitions    CFR 20 Part 10 Subpart A - 10.5 - Definitions and use of terms, including covered agencies 
     SEE also Medical definitions
Demographics See Demographics at UMich, very extensive
Department of Labor (DOL)  See DOL-OWCP  FedupFeds topic page
Dependents  FECA 8110 Augmented compensation for dependents
Depression See Depression/Anxiety in Stress page FedupFeds topic page
Dewey Publications - Workers' Comp
Disability See Disability resources FedupFeds page  FedupFeds topic page
Disability Discrimination in EEOC-Discrimination FedupFeds topic page
Disability, OWCP comp and disability retirement in Dual Benefits FedupFeds topic page
Disability Retirement in Retirement  FedupFeds topic page

Disability-to-Work Law
Discharge, discipline See Separation and Removal for cause in Restoration
FedupFeds topic page,  See Douglas Factors,
     Firm choice settlements, Formal pleadings,
     from Steve Burt.  See also EEOC, MSPB in Appeals
FedupFeds topic page, Retirement FedupFeds topic page
Discrimination
Disease  See Health Topics FedupFeds page 
FedupFeds topic page
Disinformation   media disinformation
Disqualified physically, in Restoration FedupFeds topic page
Doctors See Doctors & Boards FedupFeds topic page
Douglas Factors  See also Appropriateness of Penalty -- The Douglas Factors,
     from Steve Burt, Michigan Letter Carriers
Drugs  See Medicine,   See Medical Bills
Dual benefits CA-810 7-3. Dual Benefits  
FedupFeds topic page
E
ECAB Employees Comp. Appeal Board sources
     See OWCP appeals in Hearings and Appeals  Special FedupFeds topic page

     See also Cause of Injury FedupFeds topic page by .H.L. Graham, atty. for analysis of ECABS
     on how much the work needs to contribute to the condition to be compensable.

EEOC (Equal Employment Opportunity)   See EEOC-Discrimination   FedupFeds topic page
EEOC-NLRB Agreement
EL-307 USPS Guidelines on Reasonable Accommodation
EL-505 USPS Safety and Health

Election of benefits, OPM, VA, Civil Service,SS - CA-550 # 103+
Electronic Citizen - How to Speak Out and Organize on the Internet - the BEST
Electronic Frontier Foundation EFF, organizing and lobbying
Employment, Federal Civilian Employment by Major Geographic Area, State, and Selected Agency
Energy Department   Office of Inspector General
Environmental Protection Agency   EPA
          Environment Protection Agency (EPA) Daily Federal Register Subset
          EPA Priority List of Hazardous Substances as Cited in Federal Register
Equivalent position in Restoration FedupFeds topic page
ERISA - Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 See Erisa litigation MCS, CFS in CFS-FMS FedupFeds topic page
Ethics, government
     Code of Ethics
     Code of Federal Regulations Title 50
     Ethics In Government FPMI Communications Inc.
     Cornell Law Review - Law-Related Web Links
     Army Civilian Personnel Online - Home Page
     Ethics EGovernment Ethics Home PageO 12731
     Roundup DOJ
Equal Pay Act,  CFR 1614.202 Equal Pay Act 
Evidence, medical  See also Evidence required for specific diseases in Survival page FedupFeds topic page
Expert witnesses in § 10.620 Who pays the costs associated with subpoenas? in FECA PM
Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR), for PTSD
Examination, medical Medical Exam, The from Pennnsylvania Federation of Injured Workers, non-federal
F
False Claims Act "Qui Tam" suits    False Claims lawfirm
Family and Medical Leave Act
     The Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993
     Family and Medical Leave Act Employee/Employer Advisor
Families
     National Survey of America's Families (Urban Institute) Covers income, health, children, and adult
     measures.  Includes hard-to-find information, such as difficulty in paying the rent,
     school extra-curricular activities, parental aggravation and difficulty in making housing
     payments, Data for the individual states and overall data with analysis
FECA Bulletins, Circulars, Transmittals
FECA - Federal Employees Compensation  Act    See DOL-OWCP  FedupFeds topic page
     FEDERAL EMPLOYEES' COMPENSATION ACT (FECA)
     CFR 20 Parts 1-199, Chapter I - Office of Workers Compensation Programs
     Part 10 CLAIMS FOR COMPENSATION UNDER THE FEDERAL EMPLOYEES' COMPENSATION ACT
     And Part 10 in this website, by subparts and searchable
Federal agencies  See individual agency names
Federal Court Recourse FedupFeds topic page

Federal courts  See Judicial Branch in Federal  FedupFeds topic page
Federal Employees Health Care Protection Act of 1998
Federal Employees Retirement System (FERS) Publications  See also IRS
Federal employee news, access FedupFeds topic page, federal agencies FedupFeds topic page
Federal IG Directory   Inspectors General
Federal Labor Relations Authority FLRA
Federal Register  Federal register today
Federal statistics  Fedstats One Stop Shopping for Federal Statistics
FedEx
FEDLAW from GSA
FedupFeds home page and search engine for this site   FedupFeds topic page
     Connecting FedupFeds topic page  FedupFeds list members talk to the public
     "Don't Give Up!" from Barb Sweeney, Director FedupFeds  FedupFeds topic page
     FedupFeds Report of Injured Federal Workers  FedupFeds topic page  survey and reform recommendations
     Hearings attended, Washington, D.C.   FedupFeds topic page
     More about FedupFeds  FedupFeds topic page 
     News from members and other organizations  FedupFeds topic page
     Survey  take our own "OWCP customer service" survey for informing Congress  FedupFeds topic page
FEGLI Booklet for Federal Employees including postal, from OPM  in CSRS-FERS page FedupFeds topic page
FEGLI Pamphlet for Retirees from OPM  in CSRS-FERS page FedupFeds topic page
FEHB  See FEHB FedupFeds topic page See also Requirements for Continued Coverage, Eligibility & Election  from OPM,
     and Premiums during FMLA absence
FEMA See Federal Emergency Management Agency in Federal Access  FedupFeds topic page
FERS Federal Employees Retirement System See Retirement  FedupFeds topic page
Fibromyalgia See CFS-FMS page FedupFeds topic page
Firing  See Discharge, Discipline
"Firm choice" settlements See MSPB Changes Stance on Firm Choice Settlements, from Steve Burt
Fitness for duty  --Fitness-for-duty examinations in FECA cases - Bert Doyle, NALC
FLSA Fair Labor Standards Act
FMLA Family Medical and Leave Act  FedupFeds topic page
     See also Lawsuits under FMLA
FOIA Freedom of Information Act  See FOIA and Privacy Act in Laws and Legal Resources  FedupFeds topic page
Formal pleadings, writing see For all forums, see Writing the Formal Pleading, Steve Burt
Forms online, all kinds, to download or fill out online
     How to use the most common injury forms CA-810 2-2. Traumatic Injury, 2-3 Occupational Disease --
     This section of the 810 covers the standard use of the most common forms in typical traumatic
     and occ. injury cases, including CA-16 for medical treatment and CA-17 Duty Status Report, as
     well as CA-1 and CA-2
Fraud in workers comp (scare tactics is BIG business)
"Front Pay"   See EEOC- Discrimination FedupFeds topic page
Frugal living
FedupFeds topic page getting by on less, sensible lifestyle
Full recovery in one year, after one year, in Restoration FedupFeds topic page
G
General Accounting Office
Government Accountability Project whistleblower
Government Resources   See Legislative Branch in Federal Access
FedupFeds topic page
     See Judicial Branch in Federal Access
FedupFeds topic page See Federal Access FedupFeds topic page  See Federal Agencies FedupFeds topic page
Grievance and other forums   See CFR 1614.301 Relationship to negotiated grievance procedure
Gulf War Syndrome  See GWS Gulf War Syndrome  FedupFeds topic page
H
HALT (Help Abolish Legal Tyranny)
Handicap, Reportable

Harassment in EEOC-Discrimination FedupFeds topic page
Hawkins Research Group  VERY good on sources for the real story on HMO's and provider fraud
Hazardous materials  See EPA  See Occupational Health and Toxic Exposure  FedupFeds topic page
Headache  See Headache in Health Topics  FedupFeds topic page
Health  See Health topics section in this site FedupFeds topic page, See also Medical Politics  FedupFeds topic page
Health & life insurance  - CA-550 Q65, Q46   See FEHB for best official info on health insurance
Health plans and workers comp -- here is a sample provision http://www.qualmed.com/pa/federal/limits.htm
Hearings   See Hearings and appeals  FedupFeds topic page
Herbal therapies   See Drugs and Herbs  FedupFeds topic page 
HIV-AIDS discrimination in EEOC-Discrimination FedupFeds topic page
HMOs  See HMOs in  Medical Politics  FedupFeds topic page
Homelessness
Horn, Rep. Stephen See FedupFeds Was There  FedupFeds topic page   See Hearing May 18,1999  FedupFeds topic page

Hostile Environment, sexual harassment  in EEOC-Discrimination FedupFeds topic page
     See also FAA legal opinion on hostile work environment in purviews other than sexual harassment
Housing and Urban Development, Department  Office of Inspector General
I
ICIDH-2 International Classification of Functioning and Disability in .pdf format, 214 pages
IG Directory, Federal Inspector General Offices  See OIG
Impartial medical examination (IME)
     Perez documents on IME 
FedupFeds topic page
    
See Referee physicians   FedupFeds topic page   See IME Fee Survey
     See relevant ECAB rulings on IMEs in ECABS
FedupFeds topic page
     See Directed Medical Examinations in CFR
FedupFeds topic page
International Labor Organization ILO
Infectious agents CA-810 2-1 Exposure to Infectious Agents
Injuries   See Filing Claims 
FedupFeds topic page
Insurance, health  See FEHB FedupFeds topic page
Internet Legal Resource Guide -- A categorized index of over 4000 selected legal web sites,
     this source also has links to all the law journals on the Internet

IRS   See also Treasury in Federal Access 
FedupFeds topic page

     Publication 721 Tax Guide to U.S. Civil Service Retirement Benefits
     See Part III Rules for Disability Retirement and Credit for the Elderly or the Disabled
     Publication 907 Tax Highlights for Persons with Disabilities
Interior Department Office of Inspector General
IWIN Injured Workers International Conference 2000
J
Job abandonment, medical justifications and procedures  FedupFeds topic page
Job Corps  In FECA see 8143 Job Corps enrollees; volunteers in service to America
Job offer worksheet
OWCP Region IX  See also Return to Work FedupFeds topic page

Joint Statement on Violence and Behavior in the Workplace USPS-NRLCA
Judicial Branch in Federal Access  FedupFeds topic page
Justice Department Office of the Inspector General
K
Killing  See Stress/depression FedupFeds topic page  See Violence
L
Labor unions
Labornet IGC
Laws  See Federal Laws in Legal Resources and Laws 
FedupFeds topic page 
    
See State Laws in Legal Resources and Laws   FedupFeds topic page   
    
See Legislative Branch in Federal Access FedupFeds topic page
Lawsuits    See Federal Court Recourse FedupFeds topic page,   Class ActionsLawsuits under FMLA
Lawyers Weekly news subscription
Leave See COP and Compensation
FedupFeds topic page
Leave buy-back in CA-550 # 53-58 (leave buy-back applies to Occ.Illness claims)
Leave Transfer  See Leave Transfer Program in Federal Access  FedupFeds topic page
Legal resouces 
FedupFeds topic page
Legal Services Corporation
Legislation, Legislative Branch  See Legislative Branch in Federal Agencies
FedupFeds topic page
Liability, employer  See Sex Discrimination in EEOC-Discrimination
FedupFeds topic page
Library of Congress very large resource
Life insurance See FEGLI
Light (limited) duty  See Return to Work Issues 
FedupFeds topic page
Linehan, James James Linehan testimony hearing May 18, 1999
Local disability laws
Longshore and Harbor Workers' Compensation
M
Malpractice See Malpractice and medical boards in Doctors   FedupFeds topic page
Material Safety Data Sheets  -- MSDS , comprehensive listing of resource links
McDougal-Saddler FedupFeds topic page  OWCP rulings not appealable to courts
MCS See Multiple Chemical Sensitivities FedupFeds topic page
Medcheck extensive resources on states' workers comp
Medicaid See Medicaid in Federal Agencies  FedupFeds topic page
Medical
     Medical conditions  See Health Topics  FedupFeds topic page
     Medical bills 
          Bill Payment Information, OWCP Region IX Medical Provider Information,  
          OWCP Bill Payment Procedures from the Army 
          FECA BULLETIN NO 99-07 Info for medical providers  current instructions, comprehensive.
     Medical Exam, The from Pennnsylvania Federation of Injured Workers, non-federal
     Medical definitions in OWCP
     Medical politics and issues  See Medical Politics  FedupFeds topic page
     Medical provider   
          OWCP Region IX Medical Provider Information  See Medical Bills 
          TITLE 20 CHAPTER 1 SUBCHAPTER B PART 10 Subpart I -- Information for Medical Providers
          Directed Medical Examinations (secops, IMEs)
     Medical records, confidentiality See Medical Records in Hearings and Appeals  FedupFeds topic page
     Medical reports & opinions   See Medical Reports and Causal Relationship  FedupFeds topic page
          See Medical Reports, requirements in OWCP Procedure Manual Part 3 Medical
     Medical Tests, Complete Guide to 400 medical tests explained in detail
     Medical treatment See Medical Treatment  FedupFeds topic page See also OWCP PM Medical (FECA Part 3)
          Keeping medical treatment after refusing suitable job offer FedupFeds topic page
Medicare  See Medicare in Federal Agencies  FedupFeds topic page
Medicine  See Drugs and Herbs  FedupFeds page FedupFeds topic page 
     FECA BULLETIN NO. 99-04 Bill Payment/BPS--Medications Which Do Not "Match" Accepted Conditions 
     For free/low cost service see NeedyMeds
Mensana pain clinic
Merck Manual Of Diagnosis & Therapy
Military See Military retirement pay, & dual benefits in Dual Benefits FedupFeds topic page
MMI (maximum medical improvement)
Mission Statement, OWCP  ESA OWCP Mission Statement
"Mixed case" appeals
Money   See Frugal living FedupFeds topic page living sensibly
Moving Forward  Helen Phillips gender discrimination site good links
MSDS Material Safety Data Sheets, comprehensive listing of resource links
MSPB Merit System Protection Board   See MSPB in Hearings & Appeals  FedupFeds topic page
Multiple chemical sensitivity (MCS) See Multiple Chemical Sensitivities FedupFeds topic page

Musculoskeletal disorders  SEE Repetitive Strain Injuries  FedupFeds topic page
N
National Association of Government Employees NAGE
National Association of Letter Carriers NALC
National Association of Retired Federal Employees NARFE
National Council on Disability
National Employee Rights Institute NERI 1-800-469-3474
National Gulf War Resource Center
National Headache Foundation
National Institute of Health NIH
National origin, discrimination See National origin in EEOC-Discrimination FedupFeds topic page
National Performance Review
National Postal Mail Handlers Union NPMHU
National Rural Letter Carriers Association NLRCA
National Teachers Corps  In FECA see 8143a Members of the National Teachers Corps
National Treasury Employees Union NTEU
NIOSH  National Institute of Safety and Health
Nolo's Self-Help Law Center
Nonprofits Cumulative List of Organizations (IRS)
Nurse intervention -- natural born killers
     CA-810 8-3. Nurse Services
     See CFR change in Nursing Services  FedupFeds topic page
     EARLY NURSE VISITATION PROGRAM(June 1997)
Nursing home abuse and neglect
O
Oakes, Marilyn -- "It Only Hurts When I Take Depositions"   -- Certified Pain Practitioner exposes
     the pain myths and the deficiencies of doctors untrained in pain management

Occupational illness & RSI-CTD
Office of Management and Budget OMB
OIG Federal IG Directory   Inspectors General  
OIG DOL OACE Inspection Reports
OPM Office of Personnel Management  See Retirement
FedupFeds topic page
Oral hearings
OSHA  Occupational Safety & Health Administration
OWCP (Office of Workers Comp. Programs
    
FedupFeds Survival Guide pages  FedupFeds topic page    See DOL-OWCP for much more   FedupFeds topic page
    
OWCP District Offices -- clickable map and contact information 
     CA manuals, publications in Hearings and Appeals FedupFeds topic page 
P
Pain FedupFeds page FedupFeds topic page
Paralegals
Patient Advocates of Texas
Patient Bill of Rights, from OPM in FEHB FedupFeds topic page
Pay, reemployed/restored at lower rate, in Restoration FedupFeds topic page
Payments, compensation and COP SEE COP, Compensation, and Leave  FedupFeds topic page
Peace Corp volunteers  In FECA 8142 Peace Corps volunteers
Penalties --falsification, coercion, etc.
     CFR 20 Part 10 Subpart A - 10.23 - Penalties
     Representative fees without approval of OWCP  See Representation 
FedupFeds topic page
Pennsylvania Federation of Injured Workers
Perez Papers 

    
"Hearing Rep Who Did His Job Too Well Becomes Target For Retribution" from AFGE
    
See complete documents Joseph Perez case  FedupFeds topic page
     See Perez 88-page testimony 1998 Long Beach  FedupFeds topic page
    
See Referee Physician  FedupFeds topic page
Permanent impairments See
AMA Guides to the Evaluation of Permanent Impairment, 4th edition
     See also Schedule Awards
Pharmacy bills  See Medical Bills
Physician of record
Physicians, treating, Anderson letter See
    
OWCP letter to USPS about the rules on limiting agency contact with treating physicians  FedupFeds topic page
Polygraph  CFR 29 B Chapt.V, C Part 801 EMPLOYEE POLYGRAPH PROTECTION ACT OF 1988
Postal  SEE USPS
Postal Zone home page of FedupFeds Director Barb Sweeney
Poverty statistical sources from UMich
PrairieLaw   top-rated professional workers comp site and mailing list
Pre-existing conditions in Medical Reports and Causal Relationship 
FedupFeds topic page
Prescriptions See Medicine   For free/low cost service see NeedyMeds
Privacy Act See FOIA and Privacy Act in Laws and Legal Resources 
FedupFeds topic page
Privacy Rights Clearinghouse -- In-depth variety of privacy issues, including useful fact sheets
Probative value  
Procedure Manual (PM), OWCP  Part 2 Claims,   Part 3 Medical,  Part 3 Vocational Rehabilitation
Program Memorandums, OWCP FECA Program Memorandums  See Bulletins, Circulars, Transmittals -- OWCP
Promotion rights upon Restoration FedupFeds topic page
Psychogenic Pain in Pain FedupFeds topic page
PTSD National Center for Post Traumatic Stress Disorder
Q
"Qui Tam" suits  False Claims Act     False Claims lawfirm
R
Race See Race in EEOC-Discrimination FedupFeds topic page
Rationalized medical opinion  See Medical Reports and Causal Relationship  FedupFeds topic page
Reasonable accommodation 
     Reasonable accommodation in EEOC-Discrimination FedupFeds topic page
     See Discrimination 
     Enforcement Guidance: Reasonable Accommodation and Undue Hardship Under the Americans
     with Disabilities Act
Reconsideration   Appeal basics - hearing, reconsideration, ECAB - CA-550 # 120-121
     See relevant ECAB rulings on reconsiderations in ECABS FedupFeds topic page
Records  See Records and files and FOIA-Privacy Act in Hearings & Appeals   FedupFeds topic page
Recurrences
     See Medical vs Non-medical Recurrences, including changes in work assignment
          that would violate restrictions (special claim topic page) FedupFeds topic page
     CA-810 2-4 Recurrences  
     Recurrences - Bert Doyle, NALC (note change in CA-2a usage at bottom)
     ECAB rulings on recurrences, suitable work, and on terminating compensation in ECABS FedupFeds topic page
Redbook, OWCP  contains administrative instructions for rehab counselors
Referee physician   See Referee Physicians  FedupFeds topic page
Rehabilitation  See Rehabilitation in Return to Work Issues  FedupFeds topic page
     National Rehabilitation Information Center from National Institute on Disability and Rehabilitation
     Research (NIDRR). Statistical abstracts on disability and work available from Disability Statistics.
     INTERNAL CONTROLS OVER THE FECA REHABILITATION PROGRAM (April 1994) OACE Inspection Report
     FECA PROGRAM MEMORANDUM - NO. 122
     Vocational Rehabilitation (OWCP Part 3)
     Rehab forms
     OWCP Redbook for rehab counselors
     FECA  8104 Vocational rehabilitation
     See Disability   FedupFeds topic page  See Return to Work Issues  FedupFeds topic page

Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (amended)
Religion  See Religious discrimination in EEOC-Discrimination  FedupFeds topic page
Removal for cause and Restoration rights FedupFeds topic page  See also Discharge
Reportable handicap in EEOC-Discrimination  FedupFeds topic page
Representation   See Representation   FedupFeds topic page
Reasonable accommodation See EEOC  FedupFeds topic page
     See also EL-307 USPS Guidelines on Reasonable Accommodation
Restoration  See Restoration page FedupFeds topic page, See CA-810 8-2. Restoration Rights,  See  RIFs FedupFeds topic page
     Restoration Rights of Federal Employees Who Sustain Job-Related Injuries or Illnesses OPM
     Fact Sheet
    See also MSPB in Hearings and Appeals FedupFeds topic page
Retaliation
Retirees FEGLI Pamphlet for Retirees from OPM  in CSRS-FERS page FedupFeds topic page
Retirement, Civil Service, FERS   See Retirement  FedupFeds topic page
     See also Disability retirement  in Retirement  FedupFeds topic page
Return to Work Issues  FedupFeds topic page See Recurrences and stopping after return to work in Recurrences FedupFeds topic page,
     and non-work related restrictions in Accommodations FedupFeds topic page   
     See also Rehabilitation 
RIFs  Reductions in Force  FedupFeds topic page
RSI  See Repetitive strain injury RSI-CTD
  FedupFeds page FedupFeds topic page
Rural Letter Carriers Association, National NLRCA
S
Safety  See Safety and health FedupFeds page FedupFeds topic page
Schedule awards
     Basics in CA-550 # 98+
     C.F.R. filing on permanent impairments
     Procedure Manual (PM) 2-0808-5 Entitlement to Schedule Awards,
     and 2-0808-6 Evaluation of Schedule Awards, and 2-0808-7 Payment of Schedule Awards
     See AMA Guides to the Evaluation of Permanent Impairment, 4th edition
     Regulations on computing and paying compensation, in CA-810 Chapt.7, including schedule awards
     Schedule awards - Bert Doyle, NALC
     FECA BULLETIN NO. 96-17 - OWCP
Second opinions ("secops"), ordered by OWCP
     TITLE 20 CHAPTER 1 SUBCHAPTER B PART 10 Subpart D -- Medical and Related
     Benefits, Directed Medical Examinations

     Perez Papers, Manipulation of the Medical Evidence  FedupFeds topic page
     See FedupFeds recommendations for reform FedupFeds topic page
Separation See Discharge
Severance pay  See also severance pay and OWCP benefits, in Dual Benefits FedupFeds topic page
Sexual Harassment
Sexual symptoms   See Sexual Health in Health Topics FedupFeds topic page
Shadrick Formula
Sleep disorders
SOAF (statement of accepted facts) Procedure Manual  (PM)
     In Part 2 Claims 2-0809 and in Part 3 Medical 3-0600-3
     See also See Perez Papers, Manipulation of the Medical Evidence  FedupFeds topic page
Social Security  See Social Security - SS Disability in Retirement  FedupFeds topic page
Social Security, and OWCP benefits See Social Security in Dual Benefits FedupFeds topic page
Special Counsel, U.S. Office of
Spinal conditions See Spinal FedupFeds page FedupFeds topic page
State Department Office of Inspector General
State disability laws
State workers comp links and much more, also Cornell Law School on U.S. Workers Compensation Law
Statistical Abstract of the United States, 1995+
Stress See Stress FedupFeds page FedupFeds topic page
Stress claims   SEE Occupational Illness in Filing Claims  FedupFeds topic page  
     The Cutler rule and McEuen exceptions for error, abuse, or discrimination FedupFeds topic page
     Evidence in stress claims in Medical Reports & Causal Relationship FedupFeds topic page
     Psychiatric injury and non-job related mental illness, differences from U.K. site
     Stress-related disabilities - Bert Doyle, NALC
     Health And Stress-Related Issues DOLETA site
Subcommittee on Workforce Protections  This is the committee with jurisdiction over OWCP!
Suicide See Suicide in Stress page FedupFeds topic page
Sunday pay, holiday pay, on comp FECA PROGRAM MEMORANDUM - NO. 56
Supreme Court in Federal Access  FedupFeds topic page
Survival Guide this section in FedupFeds site  FedupFeds topic page
Suspension  See Discharge, Discipline
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Taxes  SEE IRS
Termination of job
See Discharge
Tests, Medical, Complete Guide, 400 medical tests explained in detail
Third Party Liability in FECA PM § 10.705 When must an employee or other FECA beneficiary take
     action against a third party?
THOMAS: Legislative Information on the Internet -- Use Thomas for the full text of federal bills,
     and for federal bill status. Identify major legislation of the 106th Congress. Need help
     understanding Thomas? Use librarian Larry Schankman's Legislative Research with Thomas

Time limits
     Table of instructions for CA forms  
FedupFeds topic page
     For filing traumatic and occupational illness claims
     CA-810 3-1 Time
     FECA 8122 Time for making claim
     Time limit for filing EEO in EEOC
FedupFeds topic page
     See also Dates   See Top 10 Traps and Tricks 
FedupFeds topic page  See Federal Court Recourse FedupFeds topic page
Top 10 Traps and Tricks in OWCP  FedupFeds topic page
Toxic exposure
     See Occupational Health and Toxic Exposure 
FedupFeds topic page
     See MCS Multiple Chemical Sensitivities 
FedupFeds topic page
     See Underlying medical condition in Medical Reports & Causal Relationship 
FedupFeds topic page
     See Job Safety & Health 
FedupFeds topic page
     SEE Toxic Kitsap and Polluted Puget -- Robert Farmer
     SEE Occupational illness, in Filing Claims
FedupFeds topic page
     See Hazardous materials, Chemical safety and Hazard Investigation Board,   Biohazards
Transmittals -- OWCP
Traumatic vs. occupational illness
Treatment, medical 
FedupFeds topic page     See also PM Medical (FECA Part 3)
TSP Thrift Savings Plan in CSRS-FERS   FedupFeds topic page
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Underlying medical conditions in Medical Reports and Causal Relationship FedupFeds topic page
Undue hardship  See Enforcement Guidance: Reasonable Accommodation and
     Undue Hardship Under the Americans with Disabilities Act
Unemployment compensation, and OWCP benefits SEE Unemp. Comp in Dual Benefits FedupFeds topic page
Unfair Labor Practices
Unions See Labor Unions  FedupFeds topic page   See also Representation FedupFeds topic page
USPS United States Postal Service
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VA benefits and OWCP benefits See VA benefits in Dual Benefits FedupFeds topic page
VA Hearing on the Management of the Federal Employees' Compensation Act Program
     at the Department of Veterans Affairs
Vaccines FedupFeds topic page
Veterans  See  Veterans Health Issues and Resources  FedupFeds topic page
Veteran preference guides OPM
Violence   See Violence in Health Topics  FedupFeds topic page
Vocational Rehabilitation in Return to Work Issues   FedupFeds topic page
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Wage-earning capacity   FECA 8115 Determination of wage-earning capacity
WECAN!   The Worldwide Electronic CFIDS/M.E. Action Network
West Legal Directory -- West Group provides information about law firms
Whistleblower See Government Accountability Project
White House Office for Women's Initiatives and Outreach 
Workers Compensation, federal  See DOL-OWCP   FedupFeds topic page  See FedupFeds Survival Guide   FedupFeds topic page
Workers Compensation, states State workers comp links and much more
Workforce Protections   Subcommittee on Workforce Protections
Workplace violence See Violence in Health Topics  FedupFeds topic page
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Yake (Susan Yake case)  See also Perez Papers  FedupFeds topic page and 88-page testimony FedupFeds topic page
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