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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:

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:

For nuclear weapons workers employed by the Department of Energy (DOE) or a DOE contractor, please contact the Energy Employees Compensation Program:

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, Office of Workers’ Compensation Programs 
202-343-5580

Nancy Griswold
OWCP, Deputy Director for Transition
202-343-5580 

Julie DeNiro
OWCP, Deputy Director for Programs and Performance
202-343-5580 

Doug Pennington
OWCP, Deputy Director for Operations and Finance
202-343-5514

 

Mike Chance
Director, Division of Coal Mine Workers' Compensation (DCMWC)
202-693-0046
Ryan Jansen
DCMWC, Deputy Director
202-693-0046
Jennifer Valdivieso
Director, Division of Federal Employees’ Compensation (DFEC)
202-513-6860

Sheila Case
DFEC, Deputy Director for Operations and Case Management
202-513-6860

Tirzah Leiman-Carbia
DFEC, Deputy Director for Program and System Integrity
202-513-6860

Rachel D. Pond
Director, Energy Employees Occupational Illness Compensation
202-693-0081
Vacant
DEEOIC, Deputy Director
Stephanie S. Brown
Acting Director, Longshore and Harbor Workers’ Compensation Act (LHWCA)
202-513-6809