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Individuals injured on the job while employed by private companies or state and local government agencies should contact their state workers' compensation board. The Department of Labor has several programs designed to prevent work-related injuries and illnesses.
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.
If you are a Federal Employee or a Contractor and have sustained a work-related injury or illness, use ECOMP to report the incident to your supervisor. If you are a Federal Employee you may also file a claim for benefits under the Federal Employees' Compensation Act (FECA).
ECOMP is a free web-based application hosted by the Office of Workers' Compensation Programs (OWCP) that provides Federal agencies with an electronic system for recording workplace injuries and illnesses, and processing claims under the Federal Employees' Compensation Act (FECA).
To file a workers' compensation claim, you must first register for an Employees’ Compensation Operations and Management Portal (ECOMP) account at www.ecomp.dol.gov. ECOMP is a free web-based application.
The Federal Employees' Compensation Act provides workers' compensation coverage to approximately 2.6 million federal and postal workers around the world for employment-related injuries and occupational diseases.
You will find information about our program and services, what you need to know to file a claim for a work-related injury or death benefits, what benefits are available to you, and how to contact us if you need assistance with your claim.
Click on the state or territory listed on the right to find the name and address of the appropriate state workers' compensation official. If your browser does not support this feature, simply scroll down this page until you locate the appropriate state.
Submit forms online through the Employees' Compensation Operations and Management Portal (ECOMP). On the ECOMP site you can register for an account, initiate a claim, upload documents, submit forms, and access your case. OWCP's Federal Employees Program has made a variety of forms available online. These forms are only available in PDF format.
As of January 2022, the Workers’ Compensation Research Institute (WCRI) documented that 36 states covered mental stress claims when unrelated to a physical injury and 49 states covered mental illness from cumulative, repeat trauma in work to some extent.