Office of Workers' Compensation Programs (OWCP)
For claim inquiries, please refer to the OWCP Program that applies to you:
For federal employees who have been injured or become ill on the job, please contact the Federal Employees' Compensation Act (FECA) Program:
- Contact information for FECA offices
For longshore or harbor workers or federal government contractors injured overseas while on the job, please contact the Longshore Program:
- National Office: 202-513-6809
- Longshore's three District Offices: contact information for Longshore's suboffices
For coal miners diagnosed with pneumoconiosis, please contact the Black Lung Program:
- National Office: 202-693-0046
- Black Lung's District Offices: contact information for Black Lung's 8 district offices
For nuclear weapons workers employed by the Department of Energy (DOE) or a DOE contractor, please contact the Energy Employees Compensation Program:
- National Office: 202-693-0081
- Energy's District Offices: contact information for the Energy Program's 4 district offices
- Energy's Resource Centers: contact information for the Energy Program's Resource Centers
For the OWCP Front Office: 202-343-5580
OWCP National Office Postal Address:
Office of Workers' Compensation Programs
200 Constitution Avenue NW
Suite S-3524
Washington, DC 20210
If you worked for a private company or a state government, you should contact the workers' compensation program for the state in which you lived or worked. The U.S. Department of Labor's Office of Workers' Compensation Programs, does not have a role in the administration or oversight of state workers' compensation programs. State workers' compensation contact numbers can be found here: http://www.dol.gov/owcp/dfec/regs/compliance/wc.htm
Key Personnel in OWCP
Christopher Godfrey Director 202-343-5580 | Nancy J. Griswold Deputy Director 202-343-5580 |
Antonio Rios Director, Federal Employees, Longshore Harbor Workers Compensation 202-513-6860 | Michael A. Chance Director, Coal Mine Workers' Compensation 202-693-0046 |
Sheila M. Case National Administrator of Field Operations, Federal Employees Program 202-513-6860 Contacts for Federal Employees Program | Dean Woodard National Administrator of Field Operations, DCMWC 214-749-4138 Contacts for Coal Mine Workers' Compensation |
Rachel D. Pond Director, Energy Employees Occupational Illness Compensation 202-693-0081 | Christy Long National Administrator of Field Operations, DEEOIC 206-504-5104 Contacts for Energy Employees Occupational Illness Compensation |
Vincent Alvarez Director, Division of Administrative Operations 202-343-5580 |