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2-0802-18 Cadets at State Maritime Academies
18. Cadets at State Maritime Academies. OWCP has determined that cadets at state maritime
academies in Maine, Massachusetts, New York, Texas and California are eligible to receive the benefits of
the FECA by reason of their status as enrolled members of the United States Maritime Service. The
reports and certificates which OWCP requires of an official superior may be completed by an appropriate
official of the state academy, who will in turn forward them to the Director, Office of Maritime Labor and
Training, U.S. Department of Transportation, Maritime Administration, 400 Seventh Street, S.W.,
Washington, D.C. 20590.
The Washington office of the Maritime Administration will make the necessary inquiries and otherwise
determine the accuracy of the reports and then forward them to the proper OWCP district office. The
original submission of the basic compensation reports must include a certification from the Supervisor for
State Maritime Academies showing whether at the time of the injury the individual was enrolled as a cadet
in the U.S. Maritime Service.
2-0802-19 PHS Employees Detailed to a State or Local Agency
19. PHS Employees Detailed to a State or Local Agency. U.S. Public Health Service employees who are
assigned to state or local agencies either maintain their Federal status in all respects, including
entitlement to compensation, or are carried by PHS on leave without pay status and are paid by the state.
In either case, they are entitled by law to benefits of the FECA.
In all cases of PHS employees injured while assigned to state or local agencies, inquiries should be made
to determine if they are receiving or have received benefits under a state compensation law. If so, the
Public Health Service Act of 1943 requires that an election should be requested and must be made within
one year. If the claimant elects FECA coverage, the state should be reimbursed from any compensation
due, and the balance should be paid to the claimant.
2-0802-20 Grand and Petit Jurors
20. Grand and Petit Jurors. Pub. Law 97-463, effective January 12, 1983, provides that persons
serving as grand or petit Federal jurors are entitled to benefits under the Act, for injuries occurring on or
after that date.
a. Coverage of jurors is limited to injury in, or arising from, situations where the juror is:
(1) In attendance at court pursuant to a summons.
(2) In deliberation.
(3) At a location, such as the scene of a crime, for the purpose of taking a view.
(4) Sequestered by order of a judge.
A juror is not covered while traveling to and from home.
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