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Code of Federal Regulations Pertaining to ESA |
| Employees' Benefits |
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| Office of Workers' Compensation Programs, Department of Labor |
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| Claims for Compensation Under the Federal Employees' Compensation Act, As Amended |
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| Continuing Benefits |
20 CFR 10.515 - What actions must the employee take with respect to returning to work?
- Section Number: 10.515
- Section Name: What actions must the employee take with respect to returning to work?
(a) If an employee can resume regular Federal employment, he or she
must do so. No further compensation for wage loss is payable once the
employee has recovered from the work-related injury to the extent that
he or she can perform the duties of the position held at the time of
injury, or earn equivalent wages.
(b) If an employee cannot return to the job held at the time of
injury due to partial disability from the effects of the work-related
injury, but has recovered enough to perform some type of work, he or she
must seek work. In the alternative, the employee must accept suitable
work offered to him or her. (See Sec. 10.500 for a definition of
``suitable work''.) This work may be with the original employer or
through job placement efforts made by or on behalf of OWCP.
(c) If the employer has advised an employee in writing that specific
alternative positions exist within the agency, the employee shall
provide the description and physical requirements of such alternate
positions to the attending physician and ask whether and when he or she
will be able to perform such duties.
(d) If the employer has advised an employee that it is willing to
accommodate his or her work limitations, the employee shall so advise
the attending physician and ask him or her to specify the limitations
imposed by the injury. The employee is responsible for advising the
employer immediately of these limitations.
(e) From time to time, OWCP may require the employee to report his
or her efforts to obtain suitable employment, whether with the Federal
Government, State and local Governments, or in the private sector.
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