OWCP
Branch 79 OWCP Information:
- Consult with your Shop Steward and/or call the Branch Office as soon as possible after accident or injury occurs
- Employee has burden of proof to establish a medical condition, and that it is work related (Branch will help members with this)
- Present medical evidence and your duties as a carrier clearly and accurately
- Retirement & OWCP – consider how they might effect each other
- Claim Forms – ask Steward or Branch Office how to fill them out & track their progress
- Carrier & Steward: Keep copies of all employer, union, and medical papers
- Example of carrier’s duties for his or her doctor
Download OWCP Articles and Forms:
• Seventy-Niner article The Occupational Disease, continued September 2006
• Seventy-Niner article Compensation Corner September 2007
CA-1: Federal Notice of Traumatic Injury and Claim for Continuation of Pay/Compensation
CA-2: Notice of Occupational Disease and Claim for Compensation
CA-17: Duty Status Report
CA-7: Claim for Compensation
CA-7a: Time Analysis Form, used for claiming compensation, including repurchase of paid leave
CA-35: Evidence Required in Support of a Claim for Occupational Disease