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CFR	Code of Federal Regulations Pertaining to ESA

Title 20

Employees' Benefits

Chapter I

Office of Workers' Compensation Programs, Department of Labor

Part 10

Claims for Compensation Under the Federal Employees' Compensation Act, As Amended

Subpart B

Filing Notices and Claims; Submitting Evidence

• Section Number: 10.117
• Section Name: What happens if, in any claim, the employer contests any of the facts as stated by the claimant?

    (a) An employer who has reason to disagree with any aspect of the 
claimant's report shall submit a statement to OWCP that specifically 
describes the factual allegation or argument with which it disagrees and 
provide evidence or argument to support its position. The employer may 
include supporting documents such as witness statements, medical reports 
or records, or any other relevant information.
    (b) Any such statement shall be submitted to OWCP with the notice of 
traumatic injury or death, or within 30 calendar days from the date 
notice of occupational disease or death is received from the claimant. 
If the employer does not submit a written explanation to support the 
disagreement, OWCP may accept the claimant's report of injury as 
established. The employer may not use a disagreement with an aspect of 
the claimant's report to delay forwarding the claim to OWCP or to compel 
or induce the claimant to change or withdraw the claim.