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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 E  

Compensation and Related Benefits

20 CFR 10.401 - When and how is compensation for total disability paid?

  • Section Number: 10.401
  • Section Name: When and how is compensation for total disability paid? 
    (a) Compensation is payable when the employee starts to lose pay if 
the injury causes permanent disability or if pay loss continues for more 
than 14 calendar days. Otherwise, compensation is payable on the fourth 
day after pay stops. Compensation may not be paid while an injured 
employee is in a continuation of pay status or receives pay for leave.
    (b) Compensation for total disability is payable at the rate of 
66\2/3\ percent of the pay rate if the employee has no dependents, or 75 
percent of the pay rate if the employee has at least one dependent. 
(``Dependents'' are defined at 5 U.S.C. 8110(a).)
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