Kenneth Meisel Public Servants’ Claimant Fairness Act

Bill: 117-hr-3050
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Joyce, David P. [R-OH-14]
Introduced: 2021-05-07
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures

Department of Labor

Evidence and witnesses

Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management

Worker safety and health
Latest action: action_date: 2021-05-07
text: Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.

Summaries:
action_date: 2021-05-07
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><b>Kenneth Meisel Public Servants' Claimant Fairness Act</b></p> <p>This bill requires the Department of Labor to revise regulations so as to allow at least 60 days (rather than at least 30 days) for a claimant to submit any additional evidence that is requested by the Office of Workers' Compensation Programs to support a federal workers' compensation claim.</p>

tv_txt: I 117th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 3050 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES May 7, 2021 Mr. Joyce of Ohio (for himself, Mr. Carson , and Mr. Stauber ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Education and Labor A BILL To increase the period of time a claimant under the Federal Employees Compensation Act may supply supporting documentation to the Office of Worker’s Compensation, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Kenneth Meisel Public Servants’ Claimant Fairness Act . 2. Increase in time-period for FECA claimant to supply supporting documentation to Office of Worker’s Compensation Not later than 60 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Labor shall— (1) amend section 10.121 of title 20, Code of Federal Regulations, by striking 30 days and inserting 60 days ; and (2) modify the Federal Employees Compensation Act manual to reflect the changes to such section made by the Secretary pursuant to paragraph (1).