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Title 20

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  1. Title 20 —Employees' Benefits
  2. Chapter I —Office of Workers' Compensation Programs, Department of Labor
  3. Subchapter B —Federal Employees' Compensation Act
  4. Part 10 —Claims for Compensation Under the Federal Employees' Compensation Act, as Amended
  5. Subpart E   View Full Text
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Title 20Employees' BenefitsPart / Section
Chapter IOffice of Workers' Compensation Programs, Department of Labor1 – 199
Subchapter BFederal Employees' Compensation Act10 – 25
Part 10Claims for Compensation Under the Federal Employees' Compensation Act, as Amended10.0 – 10.916
Subpart ECompensation and Related Benefits10.400 – 10.441
Compensation for Disability and Impairment10.400 – 10.406
§ 10.400What is total disability?
§ 10.401When and how is compensation for total disability paid?
§ 10.402What is partial disability?
§ 10.403When and how is compensation for partial disability paid?
§ 10.404When and how is compensation for a schedule impairment paid?
§ 10.405Who is considered a dependent in a claim based on disability or impairment?
§ 10.406What are the maximum and minimum rates of compensation in disability cases?
Compensation for Death10.410 – 10.417
§ 10.410Who is entitled to compensation in case of death, and what are the rates of compensation payable in death cases?
§ 10.411What are the maximum and minimum rates of compensation in death cases?
§ 10.412Will OWCP pay the costs of burial and transportation of the remains?
§ 10.413May a schedule award be paid after an employee's death?
§ 10.414What reports of dependents are needed in death cases?
§ 10.415What must a beneficiary do if the number of beneficiaries decreases?
§ 10.416How does a change in the number of beneficiaries affect the amount of compensation paid to the other beneficiaries?
§ 10.417What reports are needed when compensation payments continue for children over age 18?
Adjustments to Compensation10.420 – 10.425
§ 10.420How are cost-of-living adjustments applied?
§ 10.421May a beneficiary receive other kinds of payments from the Federal Government concurrently with compensation?
§ 10.422May compensation payments be issued in a lump sum?
§ 10.423May compensation payments be assigned to, or attached by, creditors?
§ 10.424May someone other than the beneficiary be designated to receive compensation payments?
§ 10.425May compensation be claimed for periods of restorable leave?
Overpayments10.430 – 10.441
§ 10.430How does OWCP notify an individual of a payment made?
§ 10.431What does OWCP do when an overpayment is identified?
§ 10.432How can an individual present evidence to OWCP in response to a preliminary notice of an overpayment?
§ 10.433Under what circumstances can OWCP waive recovery of an overpayment?
§ 10.434If OWCP finds that the recipient of an overpayment was not at fault, what criteria are used to decide whether to waive recovery of it?
§ 10.435Is an individual responsible for an overpayment that resulted from an error made by OWCP or another Government agency?
§ 10.436Under what circumstances would recovery of an overpayment defeat the purpose of the FECA?
§ 10.437Under what circumstances would recovery of an overpayment be against equity and good conscience?
§ 10.438Can OWCP require the individual who received the overpayment to submit additional financial information?
§ 10.439What is addressed at a pre-recoupment hearing?
§ 10.440How does OWCP communicate its final decision concerning recovery of an overpayment, and what appeal right accompanies it?
§ 10.441How are overpayments collected?
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