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Code of Federal Regulations Pertaining to U.S. Department of Labor |
| 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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| Compensation and Related Benefits |
20 CFR 10.435 - Is an individual responsible for an overpayment that resulted from an error made by OWCP or another Government agency?
- Section Number: 10.435
- Section Name: Is an individual responsible for an overpayment that resulted from an error made by OWCP or another Government agency?
(a) The fact that OWCP may have erred in making the overpayment, or
that the overpayment may have resulted from an error by another
Government agency, does not by itself relieve the individual who
received the overpayment from liability for repayment if the individual
also was at fault in accepting the overpayment.
(b) However, OWCP may find that the individual was not at fault if
failure to report an event affecting compensation benefits, or
acceptance of an incorrect payment, occurred because:
(1) The individual relied on misinformation given in writing by OWCP
(or by another Government agency which he or she had reason to believe
was connected with the administration of benefits) as to the
interpretation of a pertinent provision of the FECA or its regulations;
or
(2) OWCP erred in calculating cost-of-living increases, schedule
award length and/or percentage of impairment, or loss of wage-earning
capacity.
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