Regardless of whether or not you work in the TSA, the USPS, or any other federal employer, the types of injuries of which you are at risk are the same as those who work in private industries. According to multiple sources, the top five causes of those are: Material handling - 32 percent of workplace [...]
Last week, there was a reminder in the news of the inherent dangers of being a TSA agent. A man recently breached a checkpoint and attempted to board an airplane at O’Hare International Airport. He was stopped by TSA agents, but not before he attacked police officers and the TSA agents trying to stop him. [...]
If you’re a federal employee and you’ve suffered an injury on the job, there are two key components to filing your CA-2: your Employee Statement and your Medical Report. Providing proper personal accounts and a substantiating medical report can make the difference in filing a successful claim the first time and having it denied and [...]
Most people are well aware of the benefits that they can expect if they are a federal worker who is injured on the job, but did you know that your benefits may extend beyond what you may have thought? Additional injuries received by injured federal workers that occur while you are being treated for work-related [...]
A recent report showed that injured workers in the state of Texas have improved access to physicians who can treat them more quickly. The study compared studies performed in 2015 and 2000. They found that 84% of workers who were injured on the job received care in the first seven days after their injury, as [...]
If you’re a federal worker and you’ve been injured on the job it is important that you follow the proper protocols to ensure that you get the compensation that you need. Here are some keys to making sure you don’t get your OWCP compensation benefits terminated. Provide a sufficient doctor report. In order to receive [...]
The risk of injuries faced by airport screeners is varied. Airport screeners around the country have reported back strains, lacerations, bruises, abrasions and even broken bones. As a result, proper training and techniques are key. It’s important that screeners utilize proper lifting technique and ergonomics. However, constrained work environments often make this difficult. The TSA [...]
A recent study performed by the Government Accountability Office found that almost all federal employees are rated as being above average in the job performance. In fact, 99% of all federal employees were given a rating of "fully successful" or better. 74% were received the highest ratings of "exceeding fully successful" and "outstanding". Less than [...]
AUSTIN - A chiropractor in the Central Texas area plead guilty to solicitation and receipt of illegal remunerations regarding the treatment of injured federal workers and the federal workers compensation system under the US Department of Labor (DOL). A judge sentenced the chiropractor to 14 years in prison and insisted the chiropractor repay the nearly [...]
A couple of weeks ago the United States Department of Labor (DOL) rendered its final decision as to overtime rules. The new rule, which will be effective as of December 1st of this year, will increase the overtime eligibility for millions of Americans under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA). Though the new rule is [...]
