Workers' Compensation

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FECA Reform: Fresh Approaches, Aging Workers and Trying to Do More With Less
Posted on 13 Jul 2015 by Karen C. Yotis

Karen C. Yotis, Esq., a Feature Resident Columnist for the LexisNexis Workers’ Compensation eNewsletter , provides insights into workplace issues and the nuts and bolts of the workers’ comp world. The cost cutting game being played in the... Read More

Federal Employees' Compensation Act (FECA) Reform
Posted on 6 Dec 2011 by LexisNexis Workers' Comp Law Newsroom Staff

The U.S. House of Representatives has approved the Federal Workers' Compensation Modernization and Improvement Act (H.R. 2465), which is designed to strengthen and enhance the Federal Employees' Compensation Act (FECA), the workers' compensation... Read More

Federal Workers’ Compensation: Senate Committee Reviews Legislative Proposals
Posted on 29 Jul 2011 by Karen C. Yotis

By Karen Yotis, Esq. On July 26, 2011, the United States Senate Com mittee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs, Subcommittee on Oversight of Government Management, the Federal Workforce, and the District of Columbia, held a hearing entitled... Read More

FECA Reform Proposals
Posted on 24 May 2011 by LexisNexis Workers' Comp Law Newsroom Staff

A Second Congressional Hearing Provides More Details on a Framework for Legislation The Subcommittee on Workforce Protections, Committee on Education and the Workforce, U.S. House of Representatives, held a hearing on May 12, 2011, about updating... Read More

Federal Employees' Compensation Act (FECA) Reform
Posted on 6 Dec 2011 by LexisNexis Workers' Comp Law Newsroom Staff

The U.S. House of Representatives has approved the Federal Workers' Compensation Modernization and Improvement Act (H.R. 2465), which is designed to strengthen and enhance the Federal Employees' Compensation Act (FECA), the workers' compensation... Read More

Senator Collins Shines Light On Federal Workers Comp Waste
Posted on 13 Jan 2011 by LexisNexis Workers' Comp Law Newsroom Staff

Senator Collins suspects some recipients gaming the system, seeks reforms to bring overly generous federal system in line with states WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Susan Collins, Ranking Member of the Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee... Read More