---
kind: "unit"
title: "20"
title_heading: "Employees' Benefits"
key: "chI/subchB/part10/subpartH"
level: "subpart"
label: "Subpart H"
heading: "Special Provisions"
release: "ecfr-current"
date: "2026-08-27"
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/20/chI-subchB-part10-subpartH"
sections_count: 32
---

# Subpart H — Special Provisions

Title 20 C.F.R. — Employees' Benefits › Chapter I — Office of Workers' Compensation Programs, Department of Labor › Subchapter B — Federal Employees' Compensation Act › Part 10 — Claims for Compensation under the Federal Employees' Compensation Act, as Amended

## Sections

- [§10.700. May a claimant designate a representative?](/cfr/20/10.700.md)
- [§10.701. Who may serve as a representative?](/cfr/20/10.701.md)
- [§10.702. How are fees for services paid?](/cfr/20/10.702.md)
- [§10.703. How are fee applications approved?](/cfr/20/10.703.md)
- [§10.704. What penalties apply to representatives who collect a fee without approval?](/cfr/20/10.704.md)
- [§10.705. When must an employee or other FECA beneficiary take action against a third party?](/cfr/20/10.705.md)
- [§10.706. How will a beneficiary know if OWCP or SOL has determined that action against a third party is required?](/cfr/20/10.706.md)
- [§10.707. What must a FECA beneficiary who is required to take action against a third party do to satisfy the requirement that the claim be “prosecuted”?](/cfr/20/10.707.md)
- [§10.708. Can a FECA beneficiary who refuses to comply with a request to assign a claim to the United States or to prosecute the claim in his or her own name be penalized?](/cfr/20/10.708.md)
- [§10.709. What happens if a beneficiary directed by OWCP or SOL to take action against a third party does not believe that a claim can be successfully prosecuted at a reasonable cost?](/cfr/20/10.709.md)
- [§10.710. Under what circumstances must a recovery of money or other property in connection with an injury or death for which benefits are payable under the FECA be reported to OWCP or SOL?](/cfr/20/10.710.md)
- [§10.711. How is the amount of the recovery of the FECA beneficiary determined?](/cfr/20/10.711.md)
- [§10.712. How much of any settlement or judgment must be paid to the United States?](/cfr/20/10.712.md)
- [§10.713. How is a structured settlement (that is, a settlement providing for receipt of funds over a specified period of time) treated for purposes of reporting the gross recovery?](/cfr/20/10.713.md)
- [§10.714. What amounts are included in the refundable disbursements?](/cfr/20/10.714.md)
- [§10.715. Is a beneficiary required to pay interest on the amount of the refund due to the United States?](/cfr/20/10.715.md)
- [§10.716. If the required refund is not paid within 30 days of the request for repayment, can it be collected from payments due under the FECA?](/cfr/20/10.716.md)
- [§10.717. Is a settlement or judgment received as a result of allegations of medical malpractice in treating an injury covered by the FECA a gross recovery that must be reported to OWCP or SOL?](/cfr/20/10.717.md)
- [§10.718. Are payments to a beneficiary as a result of an insurance policy which the beneficiary has purchased a gross recovery that must be reported to OWCP or SOL?](/cfr/20/10.718.md)
- [§10.719. If a settlement or judgment is received for more than one wound or medical condition, can the refundable disbursements paid on a single FECA claim be attributed to different conditions for purposes of calculating the refund or credit owed to the United States?](/cfr/20/10.719.md)
- [§10.725. When is a Federal grand or petit juror covered under the FECA?](/cfr/20/10.725.md)
- [§10.726. When does a juror's entitlement to disability compensation begin?](/cfr/20/10.726.md)
- [§10.727. What is the pay rate of jurors for compensation purposes?](/cfr/20/10.727.md)
- [§10.730. What are the conditions of coverage for Peace Corps volunteers and volunteer leaders injured while serving outside the United States?](/cfr/20/10.730.md)
- [§10.731. What is the pay rate of Peace Corps volunteers and volunteer leaders for compensation purposes?](/cfr/20/10.731.md)
- [§10.735. When is a non-Federal law enforcement officer (LEO) covered under the FECA?](/cfr/20/10.735.md)
- [§10.736. What are the time limits for filing a LEO claim?](/cfr/20/10.736.md)
- [§10.737. How is a LEO claim filed, and who can file a LEO claim?](/cfr/20/10.737.md)
- [§10.738. Under what circumstances are benefits payable in LEO claims?](/cfr/20/10.738.md)
- [§10.739. What kind of objective evidence of a potential Federal crime must exist for coverage to be extended?](/cfr/20/10.739.md)
- [§10.740. In what situations will OWCP automatically presume that a law enforcement officer is covered by the FECA?](/cfr/20/10.740.md)
- [§10.741. How are benefits calculated in LEO claims?](/cfr/20/10.741.md)