The U.S. Department of Labor Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) is responsible for ensuring that federal contractors and subcontractors comply with equal employment opportunity laws. OFCCP enforces the following laws: * Executive Order 11246, as amended, which prohibits federal contractors and subcontractors from discriminating in employment decisions on the basis of race, color, […]
Benefits To Employees The Office of Workers’ Compensation Programs (OWCP) administers four major disability compensation programs which provide wage replacement benefits, medical treatment, vocational rehabilitation and other benefits to certain workers or their dependents who experience work-related injury or occupational disease. These four programs are the Federal Employees’ Compensation Program (FECP), the Longshore and Harbor […]
The Federal Government Department of Workers and Retired Compensation Appeals Board (WCRAB) is an independent body responsible for hearing appeals from individuals who have been denied workers’ compensation benefits. The WCRAB is located within the U.S. Department of Labor and is comprised of a three-member board that hears appeals from individuals who have been denied […]
