There are: 1  no commissions. 2  no sales pressures. 3  no third party sales incentives. 4  no conflicts of interest regarding compensation. 5  no net worth or account minimums to meet. 6  no long-term contracts or asset under management requirements.
The Office of Workers Compensation Programs (OWCP) had its origins in an organization established in 1916 to administer claims under the Federal Employees Compensation Act. Benefits are available under this Act to more than three million federal employees, members and the Peace Corp and Americorps * Vista volunteers.
Workers' compensation is generally the exclusive remedy for an employee's injuries or illnesses arising out of the course of employment, which means that an employee cannot elect to sue the employer for negligence instead of filing a workers' comp claim.