Refusing to accept a suitable job (or
just quitting) can result in cutoff of compensation for wage loss, but does NOT cut off
payment for medical treatment for your accepted claim.
This is from OWCP Procedure
Manual PM
2-0814-4 Offers of Employment
(4)
c.
(6) A claimant who unreasonably refuses an offer of suitable
employment is not entitled to any further compensation benefits (with the exception of medical expenses for
treatment of the accepted condition). A sample letter is included as Exhibit 1. |
This is from 20 CFR Part 10 Subpart F: In FedupFeds page or in DOL site
Sec. 10.517 What are the penalties for refusing to accept a suitable job offer?
(a) 5 U.S.C. 8106(c) provides that a partially disabled employee who refuses to seek
suitable work, or refuses to or neglects to work after suitable work is offered to or
arranged for him or her, is not entitled to compensation. An employee who refuses or
neglects to work after suitable work has been offered or secured for him or her has the
burden to show that this refusal or failure to work was reasonable or justified.
(b) After providing the two notices described in Sec. 10.516, OWCP will terminate the
employee's entitlement to further compensation under 5 U.S.C. 8105, 8106, and 8107, as
provided by 5 U.S.C. 8106(c)(2). However, the employee remains
entitled to medical benefits as provided by 5 U.S.C. 8103.
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