There are several types of Federal workers compensation, but two of the most common fall under the Longshore Act and the Federal Employees’ Compensation Act (FECA).  Both types fall under the purview of the Office of Workers’ Compensation Programs (OWCP) within the Department of Labor (DOL).  The OWCP’s national office can be reached at:

Office of Workers’ Compensation Programs
200 Constitution Avenue NW, Suite S-3524
Washington, DC 20210

Facsimile: 877-889-5627

Benefits under the Longshore Act and its extensions, the Defense Base Act (DBA) and Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act (OCSLA) are administered by the Division of Longshore and Harbor Workers’ Compensation (DLHWC), whose national office can be reached at 202-693-0038.  Benefits for Federal employees under FECA are administered by the Division of Federal Employees’ Compensation (DFEC) , whose national office can be reached at 202-693-0040.

The following is a list and contact info for each of the OWCP districts, hearing offices, and appeal boards with jurisdiction over Louisiana cases:

Appeals from unfavorable decisions are brought to the Office of Hearings Operations (OHO) where the case will be heard by an administrative law judge (ALJ).  Louisiana has four OHO locations , each of which services a number of Social Security Administration (SSA) Field Offices, and some of which also service satellite hearing offices.  The national SSA office can be reached at:

Telephone: 800-772-1213
Facsimile: 800-325-0778

Louisiana’s OHO and SSA offices fall under the purview of the Dallas Regional Office, which can be reached at:

1301 Young Street, Suite 460
Dallas, TX 75202

Telephone: 214-767-9401
Facsimile: 214-767-9407

Appeals from an ALJ decision are brought to the Appeals Council (AC), and then beyond that to Federal district court.

The following is a list and contact info for each of the SSA hearing and field offices in Louisiana: