---
kind: "section"
citation: "20 C.F.R. § 10.529"
title: "20"
number: "10.529"
heading: "What action will OWCP take if the employee files an incomplete report?"
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/20/10.529"
---

# §10.529. What action will OWCP take if the employee files an incomplete report?

- (a) If an employee knowingly omits or understates any earnings or work activity in making a report, he or she shall forfeit the right to compensation with respect to any period for which the report was required. A false or evasive statement, omission, concealment, or misrepresentation with respect to employment activity or earnings in a report may also subject an employee to criminal prosecution.
- (b) Where the right to compensation is forfeited, OWCP shall recover any compensation already paid for the period of forfeiture pursuant to [5 U.S.C. 8129](/usc/5/8129.md) and other relevant statutes.

## Notes

### Authority

Authority: 5 U.S.C. 301, 8102a, 8103, 8145 and 8149; 31 U.S.C. 3716 and 3717; Reorganization Plan No. 6 of 1950, 15 FR 3174, 64 Stat. 1263; Secretary of Labor's Order No. 10-2009, 74 FR 218; Pub. L. 117-263.

### Source

Source: 76 FR 37903, June 28, 2011, unless otherwise noted.