FECA BENEFITS FOR WOC EMPLOYEES

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP80-01193A000300080013-1
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: K
• Document Page Count: 2
• Document Creation Date: December 22, 2016
• Document Release Date: September 18, 2012
• Sequence Number: 13
• Publication Date: December 12, 1957
• Content Type: MFR

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12 December 1957
MEMORANDUM FOR THE RECORD STAT
SUBJECT: FECA Benefits for WOC Employees
1. At the request ofl II called BEG to determine
the eligibility of WOC employees for,FECA benefits. Mr. Middleton
was away for the day therefore I spoke with Mr. Tinsley, his assistant.
2. Tinsley stated that WOC employees were not too uncommon
as the VA has such people employed under PL 1500. Tinsley said that
it was perfectly in order for the employing Agency to state that the
person working without compensation is an employee but in the final
analysis the Bureau makes the decision which person or group of
persons is entitled to FECA benefits. Tinsley stated that BEG, through
Mr. Middleton, would perhaps accept the Agency certification but if
the case merited it, further inquiry would be made into the situation.
3. To make the determination as to status, Tinsley indicated
that the Bureau would probably ask questions along the following lines:
(1) How was the man recruited? ;
(2) How much supervision and control over him? ;
(3) Who benefited from the services?;
(4) Were any expenses paid? ; and,
(5)
Under what Public Law was he employed?.
STAT
I indicated to Tinsley that this Agency would probably use the same
tests to determine the Employer-Employee relationship. Notwith-
standing this, he still reiterated that the Bureau would determine who
was eligible for the FECA benefits.
4. The problem as posed by concerned a prospective
contract WOC-type employee. In my discussion with Mr. Tinsley I
merely stated that the problem concerned a WOC employee as I
attached no significance to the contract as presented in this problem.
5. Tinsley also mentioned the fact that in the event of disability
of a WOC employee the Bureau may, after due consideration of all the
facts of employment, effect payment of compensation. This was noted
with some interest.
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6. The above facts were related to over the telephone STAT
with the added comment that as long as Mr. Middleton was at the
Bureau this Agency's certification of employment would probably be
accepted without hesitation. I also stated that if there ever was some
security consideration in any of these type cases the Bureau would
undoubtedly be placed in a position of accepting our certification.
7. suggested that I :make the above facts a part of our STAT
Branch record.
STAT
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