Office of Workers' Compensation Programs explained

Agency Name:	Office of Workers' Compensation Programs
Formed:	1981
Jurisdiction:	Federal government of the United States
Headquarters:	Frances Perkins Building Washington, D.C.
Employees:	1,000
Chief1 Name:	Christopher James Godfrey^[1]

The Office of Workers' Compensation Programs administers four major disability compensation programs which provide wage replacement benefits, medical treatment, vocational rehabilitation and other benefits to certain workers or their dependents who experience work-related injury or occupational disease.^[2]

See also

• Federal Employees' Compensation Act of 1916
• Title 20 of the Code of Federal Regulations
• Black Lung Benefits Act of 1972
• Accident Compensation Corporation － New Zealand's equivalent

External links

• • Office of Workers' Compensation Programs in the Federal Register

Notes and References

1. Web site: Director, Office of Workers' Compensation Programs | U.S. Department of Labor.
2. Web site: Related Federal Benefits.