{"id":9232,"date":"2021-05-21T17:51:44","date_gmt":"2021-05-22T00:51:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/apwu73.com\/?p=9232"},"modified":"2021-07-05T09:03:54","modified_gmt":"2021-07-05T16:03:54","slug":"now-it-is-easier-to-file-feca-covid-claims","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/apwu73.com\/?page_id=9232","title":{"rendered":"Now It Is Easier to File FECA COVID Claims"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The recently signed<em>&nbsp;American Rescue Plan of 2021&nbsp;<\/em>makes it easier to file Federal Employee Compensation Act (FECA) claims for COVID-19. The Office of Workers&#8217; Compensation Programs (OWCP)&nbsp;wants federal and postal employees to know that anyone who is a \u201ccovered employee\u201d can file a COVID-19 claim.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A covered employee is someone whose job requires contact with the public or co-workers.&nbsp;If you qualify and are diagnosed with COVID-19, you qualify for FECA coverage.&nbsp;Even if you had COVID in the past, OWCP is encouraging postal workers to file a claim now in case you need covered care in the future.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/apwu73.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/feca_outreach_-_arpa_covid-19_final-2.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">See the flyer below<\/a>&nbsp;for information on who qualifies and how employees can register in Employees&#8217; Compensation Operations and Management Portal (ECOMP) and file a claim.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The APWU will be working with OWCP on more way to educate postal workers about filing FECA claims for COVID.&nbsp; In the meantime, please circulate the attached flyer as broadly as possible.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>If you have any questions, contact OWCP directly through the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ecomp.dol.gov\/#\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><em>ECOMP portal.<\/em><\/a>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ecomp.dol.gov\/#\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"791\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/apwu73.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/feca_outreach_-_arpa_covid-19_final-2-791x1024.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-9233\" srcset=\"https:\/\/apwu73.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/feca_outreach_-_arpa_covid-19_final-2-791x1024.png 791w, https:\/\/apwu73.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/feca_outreach_-_arpa_covid-19_final-2-232x300.png 232w, https:\/\/apwu73.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/feca_outreach_-_arpa_covid-19_final-2-768x994.png 768w, https:\/\/apwu73.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/feca_outreach_-_arpa_covid-19_final-2-1187x1536.png 1187w, https:\/\/apwu73.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/feca_outreach_-_arpa_covid-19_final-2-1583x2048.png 1583w, https:\/\/apwu73.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/feca_outreach_-_arpa_covid-19_final-2.png 1700w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 791px) 100vw, 791px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The recently signed&nbsp;American Rescue Plan of 2021&nbsp;makes it easier to file Federal Employee Compensation Act (FECA) claims for COVID-19. The Office of Workers&#8217; Compensation Programs (OWCP)&nbsp;wants federal and postal employees to know that anyone who is a \u201ccovered employee\u201d can file a COVID-19 claim.&nbsp; A covered employee is someone whose job requires contact with the public or co-workers.&nbsp;If you qualify and are diagnosed with COVID-19, you qualify for FECA coverage.&nbsp;Even if you had COVID in [&#8230;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":16,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"template-fullwidth.php","meta":{"_editorskit_title_hidden":false,"_editorskit_reading_time":0,"_editorskit_is_block_options_detached":false,"_editorskit_block_options_position":"{}","footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-9232","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/apwu73.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/9232","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/apwu73.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/apwu73.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/apwu73.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/16"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/apwu73.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=9232"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"https:\/\/apwu73.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/9232\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":10270,"href":"https:\/\/apwu73.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/9232\/revisions\/10270"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/apwu73.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=9232"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}