FECA provides compensation and medical care for all civilian employees of all branches of the Government for disability due to personal injuries sustained while in the performance of duty. It also allows employees to receive workers’ compensation benefits for a disease/illness as a result of their employment. The Act also provides for the payment of funeral and burial expenses and compensation for dependents if the injury or disease causes the employee’s death.

Reference (a) provides the statutory basis of entitlement to compensation benefits for Federal employees. Reference (b) fully describes the provisions of the law and contains additional information about the administration of the FECA Program. Reference (c) describes in detail the procedures which the Department of Labor (DOL), Office of Worker’s Compensation Program (OWCP), uses to process claims. Reference (d) guides and instructs the Injury Compensation Program Administrators (ICPAs) in the performance of their duties and the requirements of the FECA Program.