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(3) For schedule award payments, the CE provides the number <strong>of</strong> days <strong>of</strong> the award,<br />

which <strong>of</strong>ten includes a fraction <strong>of</strong> a day expressed as a decimal, and the beginning date.<br />

(4) For death cases, a beginning date is supplied for all beneficiaries, and an expiration<br />

date is provided for each individual beneficiary in accordance with the person's eighteenth<br />

birthday, student status, etc.<br />

2-0901-7 Work Days/Calendar Days<br />

7. Work Days/Calendar Days. This paragraph discusses the difference between work days and<br />

calendar days. A "workweek" includes only the regularly scheduled workdays, while a "calendar week"<br />

includes all seven days, including <strong>of</strong>f-duty days. The CE should note on the form used to set up payment,<br />

or in data entry, whether the payment is based on work days or calendar days. If the payment is for an<br />

intermittent period, the CE should also note how many days are to be paid. The employee's regular<br />

schedule can be determined from Form CA-7, item 22; Form CA-8, item 16; Form CA-2a, item 28; or<br />

narrative evidence.<br />

a. Work Days. If compensation is paid for a short period in a disability case, the claimant is<br />

paid for each actual work day lost. The CE determines the number <strong>of</strong> days lost during the period <strong>of</strong><br />

disability. If the claimant's normal work week is five days, OWCP pays one-fifth <strong>of</strong> the weekly<br />

compensation for each lost work day. This is the "work day" basis <strong>of</strong> payment. Computation is as<br />

follows:<br />

Weekly pay rate x compensation rate =amount rounded to the nearest $.01) xno. days lost/no.<br />

workdays in work week<br />

b. Calendar Days. If the employee had an irregular work schedule, or if the claimant is placed<br />

on the periodic roll, payment is made on a "calendar day" basis. Schedule awards and death<br />

benefits are also paid in this way. The claimant receives pay for every day <strong>of</strong> the week during the<br />

period <strong>of</strong> disability, at the rate <strong>of</strong> one-seventh <strong>of</strong> the compensation rate for each day.<br />

(1) Computation is as follows: Weekly pay rate x compensation rate x no. days <strong>of</strong><br />

entitlement/7<br />

(2) The expiration date for payments other than schedule awards and death benefits<br />

should be set to coincide with the end <strong>of</strong> a roll period wherever possible, for administrative<br />

ease.<br />

<strong>FECA</strong>-<strong>PT2</strong> Printed: 06/08/2010 491

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