Employees’ Compensation Appeals Board

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The Employees’ Compensation Appeals Board is an independent adjudicatory body that reviews and decides appeals of federal workers’ compensation claims under the U.S. Department of Labor’s jurisdiction.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf administrative tribunal
federal adjudicatory body
quasi‑judicial body
adjudicates appeals of federal workers’ compensation claims
branchOfLaw labor law
country United States of America
surface form: United States
decisionType final agency decisions on workers’ compensation appeals
employerScope certain other covered workers under Department of Labor programs
federal employees
establishedBy authority of the United States Department of Labor
governmentLevel federal
hasAbbreviation Employees’ Compensation Appeals Board self-linksurface differs
surface form: ECAB
hasFunction interpret federal workers’ compensation statutes and regulations
issue written appellate decisions
review workers’ compensation claim determinations
independenceFrom Office of Workers’ Compensation Programs
isDescribedAs independent adjudicatory body
jurisdiction federal workers’ compensation claims
languageOfWork English
legalArea administrative law
workers’ compensation law
locatedInJurisdiction United States government
surface form: United States federal government
overseesProgram Federal Employees’ Compensation Act
parentOrganization United States Department of Labor
partOf United States Department of Labor
reviewsDecisionsOf Office of Workers’ Compensation Programs
reviewStandard review of decisions of the Office of Workers’ Compensation Programs
sector public sector
subjectToLaw Federal Employees’ Compensation Act
Longshore and Harbor Workers’ Compensation Act
related federal workers’ compensation statutes

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Employees’ Compensation Appeals Board hasAbbreviation Employees’ Compensation Appeals Board self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: ECAB
United States Department of Labor hasDivision Employees’ Compensation Appeals Board