By Sue Wetherington

Take the direct route to higher employee productivity and retention — plus lower absenteeism, medical expenses and litigation. How? By understanding and knowing how to carry out all the intricacies of the federal workers’ comp process.

This essential guide walks you through each step, from initiating claims with OWCP to reemploying workers, so you can manage the process for maximum results. You’ll administer and monitor your agency’s program effectively with expert guidance on:

• Identifying when the agency can stop COP
• Responding to an employee's report of a traumatic injury
• Evaluating whether to challenge the validity of a claim
• Determining if an injury occurred in the performance of duty

Plus, receive these hands-on tools:

• 13 keys to calculating COP and worksheets for tracking
• A list of statutory exclusions from coverage
• Cheat sheets on what forms to use and the statutory time periods
• 15 forms including CA-17: Duty Status Report and OWCP-915: Claim for Medical Reimbursement
• And more!