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House Committee Approves Federal Workers’ Compensation Reforms

A House committee has advanced legislation updating the workers’ compensation program for federal employees. The U.S. House Committee on Education and the Workforce passed with unanimous support the Federal Workers’ Compensation Modernization and Improvement Act (H.R. 2465). The workers’ compensation …

Senator Targets Workers’ Compensation Pay to Elderly Federal Employees

More than 1,000 federal workers aged 80 and older are receiving workers’ compensation benefits even though they likely have no intention of returning to work, according to a U.S. senator who wants to reduce the waste in the program that …