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Code of Federal Regulations Pertaining to U.S. Department of Labor

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 C  

Continuation of Pay

20 CFR 10.200 - What is continuation of pay?

  • Section Number: 10.200
  • Section Name: What is continuation of pay? 
    (a) For most employees who sustain a traumatic injury, the FECA 
provides that the employer must continue the employee's regular pay 
during any periods of resulting disability, up to a maximum of 45 
calendar days. This is called continuation of pay, or COP. The employer, 
not OWCP, pays COP. Unlike wage loss benefits, COP is subject to taxes 
and all other payroll deductions that are made from regular income.
    (b) The employer must continue the pay of an employee who is 
eligible for COP, and may not require the employee to use his or her own 
sick or annual leave, unless the provisions of Secs. 10.200(c), 10.220, 
or Sec. 10.222 apply. However, while continuing the employee's pay, the 
employer may controvert the employee's COP entitlement pending a final 
determination by OWCP. OWCP has the exclusive authority to determine 
questions of entitlement and all other issues relating to COP.
    (c) The FECA excludes certain persons from eligibility for COP. COP 
cannot be authorized for members of these excluded groups, which include 
but are not limited to: persons rendering personal service to the United 
States similar to the service of a civil officer or employee of the 
United States, without pay or for nominal pay; volunteers (for instance, 
in the Civil Air Patrol and Peace Corps); Job Corps and Youth 
Conservation Corps enrollees; individuals in work-study programs, and 
grand or petit jurors (unless otherwise Federal employees).

                           Eligibility for COP

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