Frequently Asked Questions

Carol Lisa-Gutman defrauded the OWCP out of nearly $430,000 from 1987-2016. For thirty years, Lisa-Gutman received disability payments for an alleged back injury that she claimed resulted from the difficult and repetitive tasks performed by U.S. Postal workers. However, an investigation revealed that she was more than capable of performing difficult yard work and bending over repeatedly without issue. You can read the story and watch the video here. She faces up to 20 years in prison after being found guilty of multiple counts and types of fraud. She is [...]

If you’ve suffered an injury on the job, it is possible that the injuries are severe enough that you may not fully recover to the capacity that you were at prior to the injury even after you have recovered and are stabilized. This is referred to as Maximum Medical Improvement. It means that the likelihood of any further improvement in function is unlikely and that you have reached the point of your full recovery. You may continue to receive additional medical treatment, therapy, or rehabilitation, but your recovery is most [...]

Would you say that you’re familiar with your company’s policy on reporting injuries? Recently, a case that involved US Steel, the DOL and the United Steel Workers Union determined that some of the guidelines that demand immediate reporting were worth revisiting. The case dealt with two separate incidents where, in each case, neither employee was severely harmed and as a result, didn’t report the injury for several days. The delay in reported led officials at US Steel to suspend both employees for fives days without pay. A third employee blew [...]