REPRESENTATION

• § 10.700 - May a claimant designate a representative?

• § 10.701 - Who may serve as a representative?

• § 10.702 - How are fees for services paid?

• § 10.703 - How are fee applications approved?

• § 10.704 - What penalties apply to representatives who collect a fee without approval?

THIRD PARTY LIABILITY

• § 10.705 - When must an employee or other FECA beneficiary take action against a third party?

• § 10.706 - How will a beneficiary know if OWCP or SOL has determined that action against a third party is required?

• § 10.707 - What must a FECA beneficiary who is required to take action against a third party do to satisfy the requirement that the claim be “prosecuted”?

• § 10.708 - Can a FECA beneficiary who refuses to comply with a request to assign a claim to the United States or to prosecute the claim in his or her own name be penalized?

• § 10.709 - What happens if a beneficiary directed by OWCP or SOL to take action against a third party does not believe that a claim can be successfully prosecuted at a reasonable cost?

• § 10.710 - Under what circumstances must a recovery of money or other property in connection with an injury or death for which benefits are payable under the FECA be reported to OWCP or SOL?

• § 10.711 - How is the amount of the recovery of the FECA beneficiary determined?

• § 10.712 - How much of any settlement or judgment must be paid to the United States?

• § 10.713 - How is a structured settlement (that is, a settlement providing for receipt of funds over a specified period of time) treated for purposes of reporting the gross recovery?

• § 10.714 - What amounts are included in the refundable disbursements?

• § 10.715 - Is a beneficiary required to pay interest on the amount of the refund due to the United States?

• § 10.716 - If the required refund is not paid within 30 days of the request for repayment, can it be collected from payments due under the FECA?

• § 10.717 - Is a settlement or judgment received as a result of allegations of medical malpractice in treating an injury covered by the FECA a gross recovery that must be reported to OWCP or SOL?

• § 10.718 - Are payments to a beneficiary as a result of an insurance policy which the beneficiary has purchased a gross recovery that must be reported to OWCP or SOL?

• § 10.719 - If a settlement or judgment is received for more than one wound or medical condition, can the refundable disbursements paid on a single FECA claim be attributed to different conditions for purposes of calculating the refund or credit owed to the United States?

FEDERAL GRAND AND PETIT JURORS

• § 10.725 - When is a Federal grand or petit juror covered under the FECA?

• § 10.726 - When does a juror's entitlement to disability compensation begin?

• § 10.727 - What is the pay rate of jurors for compensation purposes?

PEACE CORPS VOLUNTEERS

• § 10.730 - What are the conditions of coverage for Peace Corps volunteers and volunteer leaders injured while serving outside the United States?

• § 10.731 - What is the pay rate of Peace Corps volunteers and volunteer leaders for compensation purposes?

NON-FEDERAL LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS

• § 10.735 - When is a non-Federal law enforcement officer (LEO) covered under the FECA?

• § 10.736 - What are the time limits for filing a LEO claim?

• § 10.737 - How is a LEO claim filed, and who can file a LEO claim?

• § 10.738 - Under what circumstances are benefits payable in LEO claims?

• § 10.739 - What kind of objective evidence of a potential Federal crime must exist for coverage to be extended?

• § 10.740 - In what situations will OWCP automatically presume that a law enforcement officer is covered by the FECA?

• § 10.741 - How are benefits calculated in LEO claims?