20 C.F.R. § 10.1
What rules govern the administration of the FECA and this chapter?
In accordance with 5 U.S.C. 8145 and Secretary's Order 5-96, the responsibility for administering the FECA, except for 5 U.S.C. 8149 as it pertains to the Employees' Compensation Appeals Board, has been delegated to the Director of the Office of Workers' Compensation Programs (OWCP). Except as otherwise provided by law, the Director, OWCP and his or her designees have the exclusive authority to administer, interpret and enforce the provisions of the Act.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 24
cases (10 in the last 5 years), 1981–2026 · leading case: Charles Edward Ctr. v. Sec'y, Dep't of Homeland Sec., Customs & Border Prot. Agency, 895 F.3d 1295 (11th Cir. 2018).
Charles Edward Ctr. v. Sec'y, Dep't of Homeland Sec., Customs & Border Prot. Agency, 895 F.3d 1295 (11th Cir. 2018). “See 20 C.F.R. § 10.1 . The Compensation Act also requires the creation of a board of appeals "with authority to hear and, subject to applicable law and the rules and regulations of the Secretary, [to] make final decisions on appeals taken from determinations and awards with…”
United States v. Frankie Sanders, 952 F.3d 263 (5th Cir. 2020). “20 C.F.R. § 10.1 . An intricate web of rules governs the submission of FECA claims.”
Patricia Wise v. Robert Wilkie, 955 F.3d 430 (5th Cir. 2020). “20 C.F.R. § 10.1 . See also 5 U.S.C.A. §§ 8124 (a), 8145, 8149.”
Nurriddin v. Acosta, 327 F. Supp. 3d 147 (D.C. Cir. 2018). “20 C.F.R. § 10.1 . When a claim for compensation is submitted, OWCP determines whether the claimant is entitled to such compensation.”
William Dan Deford v. Sec'y of Labor, & Tennessee Valley Auth., Intervenor. Tennessee Valley Auth. v. Sec'y of Labor, 700 F.2d 281 (6th Cir. 1983). “at 25 ; accord, 20 C.F.R. § 10.1 (c). Even if the FECA could be read such that it might otherwise apply to this case, DeFord should be allowed to make an election between alternative payments and benefits due him under administrative frameworks provided by Congress.”
United States v. Rivera-Ortiz, 14 F.4th 91 (1st Cir. 2021). “§§ 8102 , 8145; 20 C.F.R. § 10.1 . Rivera's FECA claim was approved.”
Grichenko v. United States Postal Serv., 524 F. Supp. 672 (E.D.N.Y. 1981). “Grichenko does not assert that the procedures set forth in the statutory and administrative scheme are deficient in procuring for him the full panoply of procedural rights to which the Due Process clause entitles him.”
Nurriddin v. Perez, No. 2016-1036 (D.D.C. Aug. 30, 2018). “See 20 C.F.R. § 10.1 . “The Supreme Court has recognized § 8128(b) as an example of ‘Congress intend[ing] to bar judicial review altogether,’ given the provision’s ‘unambiguous and comprehensive’ language.”
Edwards v. United States, No. 2018-2560 (D.D.C. May 29, 2020). “The Secretary has delegated the administration of the FECA to OWCP, 13 see 20 C.F.R. § 10.1 , which means that OWCP is empowered to “review an award for or against payment of compensation at any time[,]” and it may “(1) end, decrease, or increase the compensation previously…”
Tyson Sr. v. Dep't of Labor, No. 2020-0147 (D.D.C. Dec. 7, 2021). “See 20 C.F.R. § 10.1 . 2 Tyson appealed this determination to the OWCP Branch of Hearings and Review, which resulted in the case being remanded for further factual development on November 16, 2015.”
Wexler v. United States, No. 1:18-cv-02378 (D. Colo. Aug. 6, 2019). “§ 8102 (a), 20 C.F.R. § 10.1 . The Secretary of Labor may also prescribe rules and regulations necessary for the administration and enforcement of the Act.”
Wexler v. United States, No. 1:18-cv-02378 (D. Colo. Nov. 4, 2019). “§ 8102 (a); 20 C.F.R. § 10.1 . The Secretary of Labor may also prescribe rules and regulations necessary for the administration and enforcement of the Act.”
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