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title: "Assemble the federal employee compensation questions and the administration’s claim path"
url: "https://ailawframework.com/practice/personal-injury-and-compensation/assemble-the-steps-for-a-commonwealth-workers-compensation-claim/united-states"
type: "task_jurisdiction_version"
site: "AI Law Framework"
id: "A21-WR20261022-7-US"
practice_area: "Personal Injury & Compensation (workers compensation, CTP/TAC, medical negligence)"
tier: "yellow"
lawyer_review: "required"
jurisdictions: ["US"]
last_reviewed: "2026-10-22"
---

# Assemble the federal employee compensation questions and the administration’s claim path

> From the instructions, list whether the person is described as a federal employee, whether the injury is said to have been sustained in the performance of duty, and which of the three § 8102(a) exceptions the file…

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Last reviewed: 2026-10-22

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## Key facts

| Fact | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Practice area | [Personal Injury & Compensation (workers compensation, CTP/TAC, medical negligence)](https://ailawframework.com/practice/personal-injury-and-compensation.md) |
| Human involvement | Yellow: Lawyer and AI draft together |
| How AI is used | From the instructions, list whether the person is described as a federal employee, whether the injury is said to have been sustained in the performance of duty, and which of the three § 8102(a) exceptions the file mentions. List the administration steps the Department of Labor page actually states. Do not invent a form or a time limit. |
| What the lawyer must review | 5 U.S.C. § 8102(a) says the United States shall pay compensation for the disability or death of an employee resulting from personal injury sustained while in the performance of duty, unless the injury or death is caused by willful misconduct of the employee, caused by the employee’s intention to bring about the injury or death of himself or of another, or proximately caused by the intoxication of the injured employee. The Department of Labor page says FECA Claims Administration adjudicates new claims, pays medical expenses and compensation, and helps injured employees return to work when medically able. You decide where the claim is lodged. Do not copy a Comcare step list into a FECA file. |
| Written for | United States |
| Applies to | [Assemble the steps for a Commonwealth workers' compensation claim](https://ailawframework.com/practice/personal-injury-and-compensation/assemble-the-steps-for-a-commonwealth-workers-compensation-claim.md) |

## Checking plan

- What the AI does: From the instructions, list whether the person is described as a federal employee, whether the injury is said to have been sustained in the performance of duty, and which of the three § 8102(a) exceptions the file mentions. List the administration steps the Department of Labor page actually states. Do not invent a form or a time limit.
- Basis: Checked against the linked sources on 22 October 2026. Confirm the current instrument before reliance.

## Notes

- Subsection (b) of § 8102 deems certain war-risk and detention injuries to have been sustained in the performance of duty. Read it before you rely on it.
- The about page gives service expectations, including payment of wage-loss compensation usually within 14 days of submittal by the employing agency where medical evidence supports disability. It does not state the claim form.

## Sources

- [5 U.S.C. § 8102, compensation for disability or death of an employee](https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/5/8102) (checked 2026-10-22)
- [U.S. Department of Labor, FECA Claims Administration](https://www.dol.gov/agencies/owcp/FECA/about) (checked 2026-10-22)

*Practice guidance for planning and review. Confirm current primary sources and the requirements of the actual matter. This is general information, not legal advice.*