I am a retired OWCP Claims Examiner with years of experience helping individuals with Federal worker’s compensation. I retired from the Department of Labor, Office of Workers Compensation. Following a year of retirement, I decided to go back to work with a law firm specializing in OWCP cases until I decided to retire once again. I strive to provide a quality, low-cost alternative to high priced attorneys. I have been able to achieve this through low overhead costs. I do not pay for an exclusive office with a large staff and neither do you.
DISPEL THE ATTORNEY MYTH AND REFUSE TO PAY THE HIGH COST FOR AN ATTORNEY’S REPRESENTATION.
Don’t fall for the myth that a lawyer is required. I, personally, was hired by a law firm because of my experience as an OWCP Claims Examiner. My job was to manage all OWCP cases. I built the law firm’s OWCP clientele, consistently winning cases at all 3 appeal levels. While employed with a law firm, I was instructed time and time again not to take my cases personally. I was advised that the firm did not care whether I won or lost because the bottom line was that the client would have closure, win or lose. It is because of my desire to win for my fellow Federal employees and my desire to serve with integrity that I decided to fulfill my dream, step out in faith and start my own business as Boylan and Associates.
FEDERAL EMPLOYEES’ COMPENSATION ACT (FECA)
The Federal Employees’ Compensation Act (FECA) provides federal employees injured in the performance of duty with workers’ compensation benefits, which include wage-loss benefits for total or partial disability, monetary benefits for permanent loss of use of a schedule member, medical benefits, and vocational rehabilitation. This Act also provides survivor benefits to eligible dependents if the injury causes the employee’s death. The FECA is administered by the Office of Workers’ Compensation Programs (OWCP).
As a retired CE, not only do I understand the FECA but I have an insight into the internal operations of an OWCP District Office, the duties and requirements of the CE during the performance of their duties and how that CE is going to process your claim. That is knowledge that only another CE would have developed. The one thing that you must remember is that the CE is NOT your friend. They do not care about your medical issues or your best interests. That CE’s main goal and sole focus is to get you back to work as quickly as possible and they will utilize whatever technique that is required in order to achieve that goal.
What I will do as your legal representative is to review and analyze your case file, research the FECA and ECAB (Employees’Compensation Appeals Board) rulings that address your particular situation. I will then submit an extensive and thorough brief to OWCP in support of your particular needs. I can assure you that I will utilize every option available to win your case. I will appeal your case all the way to the ECAB level and this will be at a cost amount that you can afford.
The FECA does not stipulate that your representative has to be an attorney. An attorney might represent you for a percentage of your schedule award but you have to be back to work for 90 days in order to be eligible. If your attorney is to be paid, what do you think the attorney’s priority is going to be? Do you think the attorney is going to insure that all of your medical issues have been resolved and that your modified return to work job offer addresses all of your medical needs? Or does the attorney simply focus on getting you back to work as quickly as possible so the attorney can collect a paycheck? There are numerous attorneys who just process schedule awards. Possibly, a quick paycheck is the reason why.
THERE ARE PHYSICIANS WHO WILL TELL YOU THAT YOU NEED TO GET AN ATTORNEY TO HANDLE YOUR CASE.
There, again, is the attorney myth. With good intention, a physician could recommend that you seek an attorney for representation, merely meaning that you need knowledgeable assistance dealing with OWCP. What that physician may not be aware of is that FECA outlines the appeals process. That same process must be followed whether you, an attorney and/or a retired Claims Examiner is appealing your case. Having a law license has absolutely nothing to do with it, except for the exorbitant cost of retaining an “attorney”.
You should have a representative who not only knows the FECA but also knows the mind-set of an actual Claims Examiner and the inside workings of an OWCP District Office. A representative who treats you as a real person, not just a paycheck. You owe it to yourself to give me a call to discuss your case before you act on the high priced attorney myth. It won’t cost you a thing. The information that you are going to receive will be priceless. My number one job is to win – “We Fight to Win”. It’s not what I say, but how I say it that wins your claim. I provide you with personal, timely service and treat each of my clients as if they are family. Unlike many attorneys, I do take and return phone calls immediately because OWCP claims is all that I handle and all that I care to handle. You will always be treated the way you deserve to be treated. I am dedicated in helping injured federal employees. I will provide:
- Aggressive Advocacy for Injured Federal Employees
- Free Consultation
- Reasonable Down-to-Earth Fees
I represent clients from all 12 OWCP Districts throughout the nation covering all states. Federal worker’s compensation is administered by the Office of Workers’ Compensation Programs (OWCP). The OWCP is a division of the U.S. Department of Labor. Federal workers’ compensation is not subject to state law and is universal throughout the nation.
HAVE YOU BEEN INJURED ON THE JOB?
FOLLOWING MY INJURY, CAN I DEPEND ON MY EMPLOYER TO DO WHAT IS REQUIRED AND DO IT TIMELY?
WHO CAN I TRULY TRUST TO DO THE RIGHT THING FOR ME AND THOSE WHO DEPEND ON ME?
I’M INJURED AND CANNOT WORK. WHAT DO I DO TO GET PAID?
WHO IS GOING TO PAY ME? HOW LONG WILL IT TAKE?
HAVE I SUBMITTED EVERYTHING OWCP NEEDS FOR ME TO GET PAID?
In order for a claim to be accepted under the Federal Employees’ Compensation Act (FECA), the claim must meet 5 basic elements. The claim must:
- Be timely Filed.
- Be made by a Federal Civil Employee.
- Establish Fact of Injury which has both a factual and medical component. Factually, the injury, accident or employment factor alleged must have actually occurred
- Establish Performance of Duty. The injury and/or medical condition must have arisen during the course of employment and within the scope of compensable work factors.
- Establish Causal Relationship, which means the medical evidence establishes that the diagnosed condition is causally related to the injury of event.
As a retired Claims Examiner I would estimate at least 90% of cases that are denied are due to their physician not understanding how to establish causal relationship. Your physician, in most cases, has submitted numerous reports attempting to get your case accepted to the point he becomes so frustrated that he just wants to get rid of you and OWCP. I have won appeal after appeal simply because I know how to explain to your physician exactly how to word his report to establish causal relationship. Simply put, it’s not what he says but how he says it and I will assist him in getting it said right. I would be the first to agree that numerous websites provide a multituide of impressive information. The only question that I have is,”do they know how to apply that information to your case?” If your case has been denied because of not establishing causal relationship or any of the other basic elements you owe it to yourself and your family to give me a call for a free consultation.