INSTRUCTIONS FOR COMPLETING FORM CA-3
WHEN EMPLOYEE RETURNS TO WORK
PART - A
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When disability ceases and/or employee returns to work, the official
REQUIRED
superior shall immediately report that fact to the OWCP on Form CA-3
WRITTEN
unless this information has been previously submitted on Form CA-1
REPORT
or CA-2 or otherwise. This form should be submitted for each injury
resulting in time lost from work whether or not claim for compensation is
made.
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If the employee is receiving disability compensation periodically
TELEPHONE/
each four weeks, the official superior should immediately telephone
TELEGRAPH
or telegraph the OWCP advising the date employee returned to work.
REPORT
This will avoid an overpayment of compensation. Follow-up should
then be made with Form CA-3.
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Employee’s base pay in items 12a or 21a should not include value
PAY RATE
of subsistence, quarters or other pay. These should be shown
INFORMATION
separately in their own columns.
PART - B
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In most traumatic injury cases, the employee will have qualified for
CONTINUATION
and received continuation of pay under 5 USC 8118 (FECA). When
OF PAY
this occurs, items 9, 13, and 15 in Part A will usually be left blank.
When there is a continuation of pay, Part B must always be completed,
unless the information has been submitted on Form CA-7, Claim for
Compensation on Account of Traumatic Injury.
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