Know Your Rights

Article 26 K

Article 26 K – No disciplinary action may be taken for failure to submit a travel voucher or repay a travel advance until all procedures

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Article 26 I

Article 26 I – Supervisors will allow sufficient time during regularly schedule tours of duty for preparation of travel vouchers.

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Article 26 B

Article 26 B – The Employer agrees to make every effort to avoid requiring employees to perform continuous automobile travel for more than eight hours

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Article 21A

Article 21 A – No derogatory material of any nature which might reflect adversly upon the employee’s character or career will be place in his

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Article 20 A

Article 20 A – An employee who has been injured and able to perform limited duty will be assigned to such duties that he or

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Article 19 A

Article 19 A – In directing employees to undergo a fitness for duty exam, the Agency is required to observe applicable rules and regulation. The

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Article 18 A

Article 18 A – When employees report an illness or injury has occurred in the performance of official duties, the employees, upon request, will be

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DOL Publications

If you have any questions about the applicability of the Federal Employee Compensation Act (FECA) and its application in OWCP matters, there are two very

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Obey Now, Grieve Later

“Obey now, grieve later” – an employee should obey a supervisors lawful order and grieve the order later if the employee believes the order was

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