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Report File
Date Issued
Submitting OIG
U.S. Postal Service OIG
Other Participating OIGs
U.S. Postal Service OIG
Agencies Reviewed/Investigated
U.S. Postal Service
Report Number
SAT-AR-19-002
Report Description

Federal employees injured on the job, including those employed by the Postal Service, can receive benefits through the U.S. Department of Labor’s (DOL) Federal Employees’ Compensation Act (FECA) program. The program provides compensation for lost wages, help in returning to work, medical treatment, and prescription medication. The DOL reported that almost 18,000 Postal Service employees received over 119,000 opioid prescriptions through the FECA in 2018, at a cost of almost $22 million. This was almost 3 percent of the Postal Service’s634,000 employees. Our objective was to determine the impact of opioids being prescribed to Postal Service employees through the DOL’s FECA program.

Report Type
Audit
Agency Wide
Yes
Number of Recommendations
4
Questioned Costs
$0
Funds for Better Use
$0

U.S. Postal Service OIG

United States