Filing Claims (Paper)

After you have completed the forms, make a copy of all the forms and other documentation, then give the original copies to your supervisor.  Your supervisor will review the form and complete the Supervisor's Report.  They may return the form back to you requesting additional information.  If no other information is needed the supervisor is required to send the completed form to OWCP within 10 working days.  Be sure to get your copy of the form's Receipt of Notice of Injury signed by your supervisor.  If your supervisor doesn't send in the forms within 10 days, send them to OWCP yourself,

 

The address to send the files to is:

US Department of Labor

Office of Comp Programs

P.O. Box 8300

London, KY  40742-8300

 

Filing Claims (Online)

You can check to see what forms your agency files through ECOMP by clicking "File a Form" from the Home Page of the ECOMP website and then entering your organizational information on the "What Forms Can I File?" page.

 

If your agency uses ECOMP for form filing, you will be able to manage the entire process from your Employee Dashboard.  You can get to your Employee Dashboard by clicking "Sign In/Register" on the ECOMP Home Page, but first you should learn about the forms you can file in your specific agency.  To find out what forms you can file, click on "File a Form" on the Home Page and enter your agency information.

 

If you wish to file a claim under the Federal Employees' Compensation Act (FECA), you can file a claim using Form CA-1 (Notice of Traumatic Injury and Claim for Continuation of Pay/Compensation) or Form CA-2 (Notice of Occupational Disease and Claim for Compensation).  Depending on your agency, you may be required to file an OSHA-301 before filing a FECA claim.

 

If your claim is submitted to the Office of Workers' Compensation Programs (OWCP), you will be assigned a case number and receive an informational letter from OWCP with that case number.  That letter will also provide you with information regarding how to view your case status, billing updates, coverage limitations, and other information via the Claimant Query System (https://owcpmed.dol.gov).

 

Once a case number has been assigned, you can submit information pertaining to that case file through ECOMP's Document Upload feature, available from the ECOMP Home Page.  To use this feature, you will need your last name, case number, date of birth and date of injury.  You can use this feature for any existing case, not just those initiated through ECOMP.  Information submitted should usually be available to OWCP within 4 hours of upload.

 

An OWCP case number also enables you to file a Form CA-7 (Claim for Compensation).  A CA-7 can be filed for any existing claim, not just those initiated through ECOMP, as long as you have a case number and other identifying information.  You may also need to file a form CA-7a (Time Analysis Form) for intermittent periods of wage loss and/or a form CA-7b (Leave Buy Back Worksheet Certification).

 

Submitting and Reviewing Forms

Remember that before filing a form in ECOMP, you must register and create an account.  Once you have registered, you can initiate a form from your Employee Dashboard.

 

You must fill out each form completely and submit it for review.  You may save a partially completed form and come back to it later.  You may also upload and attach supporting documents to be submitted along with a FECA claim form.  If your form is incomplete, it will appear in your Dashboard as 'DRAFT', and will not be processed until you complete all fields and submit the form for review.

 

Once you submit your form, it will be reviewed by your supervisor (they will ask you for their email address) and then by a reviewing official within your agency.  If appropriate, FECA forms will then be submitted to OWCP.  If your supervisor has a question, he/she may send the form back to you.  Forms sent back for your review will appear in your Dashboard as 'Returned to Filer'.

 

You will receive status emails during this process.  You may also use the "Track Status" function to monitor the progress of your submission or check the status of your forms from your Employee Dashboard.

 

How long will it take?

Registering for ECOMP: 5 minutes

Filing OSHA-301: 22 minutes

Filing a Form CA-1 or CA-2: 15 minutes

Filing a Form CA-7: 13 minutes

 

What Will I Need?

An ECOMP account (you can register for an ECOMP account using your email address)

Your government organization

Your supervisor's email address

For new injury/illness claims, details for the event (place, time, extent of injury, etc.)

If available, supporting documentation, such as medical reports (have these ready in electronic format)

If you wish to file a CA-7, you need a case number

 

How Do I Get Started?

Create an account and then file the appropriate claim form from your Employee Dashboard.