[Code of Federal Regulations]

[Title 20, Volume 1]

[Revised as of April 1, 2005]

From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access

[CITE: 20CFR10.118]



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                      TITLE 20--EMPLOYEES' BENEFITS

 

                      CHAPTER I--OFFICE OF WORKERS'

                         COMPENSATION PROGRAMS,

                           DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

 

PART 10_CLAIMS FOR COMPENSATION UNDER THE FEDERAL EMPLOYEES' COMPENSATION 

ACT, AS AMENDED--Table of Contents

 

        Subpart B_Filing Notices and Claims; Submitting Evidence

 

Sec.  10.118  Does the employer participate in the claims process in any 

other way?



    (a) The employer is responsible for submitting to OWCP all relevant 

and probative factual and medical evidence in its possession, or which 

it may acquire through investigation or other means. Such evidence may 

be submitted at any time.

    (b) The employer may ascertain the events surrounding an injury and 

the extent of disability where it appears that an employee who alleges 

total disability may be performing other work, or may be engaging in 

activities which would indicate less than total disability. This 

authority is in addition to that given in Sec.  10.118(a). However, the 

provisions of the Privacy Act apply to any endeavor by the employer to 

ascertain the facts of the case (see Sec. Sec.  10.10 and 10.11).

    (c) The employer does not have the right, except as provided in 

subpart C of this part, to actively participate in the claims 

adjudication process.