John,

The American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 that President Biden signed on March 11, 2021, makes it much easier for federal workers diagnosed with COVID-19 to establish coverage under the Federal Employees’ Compensation Act (FECA).

To establish a COVID-19 claim, you simply need to establish that you are a “covered employee,” meaning that:

1. You were diagnosed with COVID-19. Specifically, you were diagnosed with COVID-19 while employed in the federal service at any time during the period of January 27, 2020 to January 27, 2023; and,
2. Your duties include any risk of exposure. Specifically, within 21 days of your diagnosis of COVID-19, you carried out duties that— a. required contact with patients, members of the public, or co-workers; or b. included a risk of exposure to the novel coronavirus.

Please note that filing a claim does not automatically guarantee approval. For more information, click here to read the Department of Labor bulletin regarding federal employees contracting COVID-19 in performance of duty.

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Check out the FECA claim informational flyer below and click here to download.

In Solidarity,

AFGE

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