What time period do these questions address? These questions cover the time period from when an injury or occupational illness is reported to the time when a recovering employee is determined to have reached the point of Maximum Medical Improvement (MMI). Read More: Industry and Transitional Duty for Federal Government Lowering Work Comp Costs for …
Federal Government
Federal Employees Return-to-Work (Part 2): Alternative Employment (after Maximum Medical Improvement)
What is meant by alternative employment? Alternative employment means a job other than the injured employee’s job at the date of injury. Alternative employment is used here to describe work that can be performed by an individual who has reached the point of maximal medical improvement (MMI) but is no longer physically able to perform …
Federal Government
Workers’ Compensation in the Federal Government Workers compensation benefits for over fifty million federal employees (including the postal service) are provided by the American taxpayers. The federal government is self-insured. All federal workers compensation claims are overseen by the Office of Worker Compensation Programs, a division of the United States Department of Labor. Read More: Lowering …
