False or withheld report concerning Federal employees' compensation
Official text prohibited actmental stateif conditionpenaltylegal term
Whoever, being an officer or employee of the United States charged with the responsibility for making the reports of the immediate superior specified by section 8120 of title 5, fails, neglects, or refuses to make any of the reports, or knowingly files a false report, or induces, compels, or directs an injured employee to forego filing of any claim for compensation or other benefits provided under subchapter I of chapter 81 of title 5 or any extension or application thereof, or retains any notice, report, claim, or paper which is required to be filed under that subchapter or any extension or application thereof, or regulations prescribed thereunder, shall be or imprisoned not more than one year, or both.
History: (Added Pub. L. 89–554, §3(d), Sept. 6, 1966, 80 Stat. 610 (PDF, 47 MB); amended Pub. L. 103–322, title XXXIII, §330016(1)(G), Sept. 13, 1994, 108 Stat. 2147 (PDF, 52 MB).)
Simplified explanation
It is a federal crime for a federal supervisor responsible for injury reports to willfully fail to file them, knowingly file a false report, or pressure an injured employee not to file a workers' compensation claim. It is also a crime to willfully hold back required claims or papers.