No one is prepared to go through an injury at work, and after it happens, you may not know what steps to take next. While your company may send you to a doctor hired by them, you should actually know that you can make the decision for your medical or dental care. A DOL doctor [...]
If you are a current or former military personnel, the United States Department of Veteran Affairs is your go to source for medical care. It can be difficult to navigate sometimes so the website provides a helpful FAQ section. If you are military personnel, you should check it out. The site helps out by providing [...]
Workers compensation provides benefits for consequential injuries. Consequential injuries are injuries or medical condition that occur away from the job, but that are resultant from the employee’s on the job injury. For instance, if an employee has an injured foot from an accident at work and they fall at home, injuries sustained in the fall [...]
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 [...]
