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 ​​