OWCP Basic Training - 15th Annual Federal Workers ...

Information and RecordsIndividual case files are protected under the Privacy Act of1974, and only the employee, his or her designatedrepresentative, and designated agency personnel mayroutinely have access to a given file. Any of these partiesmay inspect the file at the district office, which has custody ofit; an appointment should be requested ahead of time.The protection, release, inspection and copying of recordscovered by OWCP, shall be accomplished in accordance withthe rules, guidelines and provisions i set forth in 20 CFR§10.11 of OWCP’s regulations, as well as those contained in29 CFR parts 70 and 71. As stated in OWCP’s regulations,while an employer may establish procedures for an injuredemployee or beneficiary to obtain documents, any decisionissued in response to such a request must comply withOWCP’s regulations, and no employer may correct or amendrecords pertaining to OWCP claims.