REPRESENTATION and payment in OWCP claims
See Representation in CFR Changes
See FECA BULLETIN NO 99-14 Representative FeesSee also website of James R. Linehan, PC
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except under the most ridiculous constraints. With 170,000 new claims filed each
year, FedupFeds cannot offer direct representation as such, but offers instead the full
range of self-help and networking online, and serves as an advocacy network to change
those laws. There are a handful of lawyers who accept OWCP claims, usually in
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CA-550 # 122-124
http://www.dol.gov/dol/esa/public/regs/compliance/owcp/feca550q.htm#Q122
See also
Representation in the
FECA PM § 10.701 Who may serve as a representative? & § 10.702 How are fees for
services paid?
CA-810 Chapter 4. Processing Claims
http://www.dol.gov/dol/esa/public/regs/compliance/owcp/feca810m.htm#4
4-1. Administrative Matters
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d. Representation. The FECA provides that an employee may be
represented if he or she so desires, but it is not required. A representative need not be
an attorney; a union representative or friend, for example, may act in this capacity. The
employee must designate any representative in writing before OWCP will recognize him or
her. The law contains no provision for OWCP to pay representatives' fees. It does require,
however, that OWCP approve such fees prior to payment. OWCP does not honor contingency fee
agreements, and the employee should not pay any fee prior to approval by OWCP, unless the
fee is paid into a true escrow account.
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