Frequently Asked Questions
Do You Know Your Company’s Reporting Policy?
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 [...]
Letter Carriers Tweet About Anthrax Letters (Now Decontaminated) And On Display
“Letters that carried anthrax, now decontaminated, are on view @PostalMuseum” https://t.co/EEwLUAPsm2 via @SmithsonianMag — Letter Carriers (@NALC_National) September 14, 2016
Getting a Handle on Your Timeline
Federal workers who have been injured on the job need to understand the specifics related to filing a claim in case of an injury sustained on the job. Specifically, you need to know that there is a limit on the amount of time that can pass if you’re going to file a claim. The Federal Employees’ Compensation Act (FECA) makes it clear that your injury compensation claim must be filed within 3 years of the date on which you sustained your injury. However, it does depend on what type of [...]