Effective June 26, 2014, the Postal Service™ is revising the Employee and Labor Relations Manual (ELM) subchapter 5, due to the following:
n In January 2013, the Department of Labor/Office of Workers’ Compensation Programs (DOL/OWCP) updated its website that included injury compensation basic forms which are required to record and report a work-related injury.
n ELM section 541.3, Forms needs to be revised to reduce the risk of inaccurate information or employee actions that could potentially result in negative legal, contractual, or other business consequences to the Postal Service.
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Employee and Labor Relations Manual (ELM)
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5 Employee Benefits
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540 Injury Compensation Program
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541 Overview
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541.3 Forms
[Revise the text and table of 541.3 to read as follows:]
Each installation head/Health & Resource Management office must maintain an adequate supply of the following basic forms, which are needed for recording and reporting injuries.
— Injury Compensation and Medical Services, Employee Resource Management, 6-26-14
