- The FECA provides that compensation for wage loss be paid at one of two rates: 66 2/3 percent of the employee's regular pay for those without dependents and 75 percent for those with one or more dependent.
- All compensation payments are subject to a three day waiting period if the disability is less than 14 calendar days.
- Once the disability has exceeded 14 calendar days, the employee will be compensated for the first three days. NOTE: for Postal Employees, the three waiting days are withheld from COP. For all other employees, the waiting days are withheld from compensation paid by OWCP.
- When establishing the pay rate for compensation purposes, the regulations recognize certain additional pay elements which may be included in the salary, such as night and Sunday differential, dirty work pay, hazardous duty pay, administrative uncontrollable overtime, and law enforcement availability pay. Regularly earned overtime pay, however, cannot be included.
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