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Title 20 - EMPLOYEES' BENEFITSChapter I - OFFICE OF WORKERS' COMPENSATION PROGRAMS, DEPARTMENT OF LABORSubchapter B - FEDERAL EMPLOYEES' COMPENSATION ACTPart 10 - CLAIMS FOR COMPENSATION UNDER THE FEDERAL EMPLOYEES' COMPENSATION ACT, AS AMENDEDSubpart E - COMPENSATION AND RELATED BENEFITS
OVERPAYMENTS
Section 10.436 - Under what circumstances would recovery of an overpayment defeat the purpose of the FECA?

20 C.F.R. § 10.436

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Section 10.436 - Under what circumstances would recovery of an overpayment defeat the purpose of the FECA?

Recovery of an overpayment will defeat the purpose of the FECA if such recovery would cause hardship to a currently or formerly entitled beneficiary because:

(a) The beneficiary from whom OWCP seeks recovery needs substantially all of his or her current income (including compensation benefits) to meet current ordinary and necessary living expenses; and
(b) The beneficiary's assets do not exceed a specified amount as determined by OWCP from data furnished by the Bureau of Labor Statistics. A higher amount is specified for a beneficiary with one or more dependents.

20 C.F.R. § 10.436