The DOL Doctors & OWCP Experts at WorkMed The DOL doctors and OWCP experts at WorkMed provide top-notch injury care and claims assistance to injured federal workers in DFW. Knowledgeable OWCP Case Workers Patients love WorkMed because they have the most knowledgable OWCP case workers in the nation. With [...]
There is nothing easy about going through an injury that you deserve compensation for. However, you can make the entire process run smoother so that you can get the situation resolves thoroughly. Recovery takes time and the best DOL doctors do not want to see you suffer financially from this. If you have gone through [...]
Once you’ve gone through a major injury, it can seem like everything slows down and it is difficult to move forward. However, trust that there are is relief when you take a few proactive steps. Your world doesn’t have to stand still during this time and here we look at actions you can take right [...]
The Federal Employees Compensation Act (FECA) provides compensation benefits to injured workers and federal employees. According to the law, any federal employee who suffers an injury related to their duties on the job is entitled to compensation that covers ALL of their medical expenses. This “ALL” includes several things that are sometimes overlooked: Travel expenses [...]
Auto injuries and work-related injuries can often result in chronic pain and many are under the misunderstanding that the best and most effective method for treating pain is through the use of prescribed opioids. However, opioids are meant to utilized in order to manage pain for a short term period to manage temporary pain from something like a [...]
Stories abound of people who have been in a what seemed like a minor accident with just some cuts and bruises only to find out that they have suffered some serious injury to their neck or back that didn’t present immediately. If you you’ve been in a car accident, you probably know that the symptoms [...]
Federal Employees Compensation Act (FECA) It’s extremely common to see the acronym FECA when you’re dealing with your workers compensation claim or related documents. In an effort to ensure clarity and present information without making assumptions, it seemed like a good idea to offer a quick understanding of FECA. FECA stands for the Federal Employees’ [...]
As a federal worker who's been injured on the job, it’s important to understand that one of your most important rights is the right to choose your own medical provider. Your employer can make suggestions about your medical provider and even provide you with emergency treatment at a medical provider of their choice, but ultimately, [...]
There are several requirements and steps to successfully filing CA-2 Claim if you’ve been injured on the job as a federal worker and the importance of the Employee Statement can not be understated. In many cases, the Employee Statement is a crucial component in winning your workers’ compensation case. So what makes up a quality [...]
As an injured federal worker, you are entitled to various reimbursements and payments. Most, like medical bills, rehabilitative services fees, and prescriptions, are obvious, but others are lesser known. One of the lesser known reimbursement entitlements for injured federal workers is the mileage that you incur travelling to your medical appointments, rehabilitative treatments, medical testing, [...]
