# 20 CFR § 10.200: What is continuation of pay? > Federal · Regulations · In force URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-20-10.200 ## Section - **Citation:** 20 CFR § 10.200 - **Heading:** What is continuation of pay? - **Jurisdiction:** Federal - **Kind:** Regulations - **Status:** In force - **Text as of:** September 22, 2026 - **Source:** Publisher's official text - **Location:** Title 20—Employees' Benefits > CHAPTER I—OFFICE OF WORKERS' COMPENSATION PROGRAMS, DEPARTMENT OF LABOR > SUBCHAPTER B—FEDERAL EMPLOYEES' COMPENSATION ACT > PART 10—CLAIMS FOR COMPENSATION UNDER THE FEDERAL EMPLOYEES' COMPENSATION ACT, AS AMENDED > Subpart C—Continuation of Pay ## Text (a) For most employees who sustain a traumatic injury, the FECA provides that the employer must continue the employee's regular pay during any periods of resulting disability, up to a maximum of 45 calendar days. This is called continuation of pay, or COP. The employer, not OWCP, pays COP. Unlike wage loss benefits, COP is subject to taxes and all other payroll deductions that are made from regular income. (b) The employer must continue the pay of an employee, except for Postal Service employees pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 8117 and as provided below in paragraph (c) of this section, who is eligible for COP, and may not require the employee to use his or her own sick or annual leave, unless the provisions of § 10.200(c), § 10.220, or § 10.222 apply. However, while continuing the employee's pay, the employer may controvert the employee's COP entitlement pending a final determination by OWCP. OWCP has the exclusive authority to determine questions of entitlement and all other issues relating to COP. (c) Postal Service employees are not entitled to continuation of pay for the first 3 days of temporary disability and may use annual, sick or leave without pay during that period, except that if the disability exceeds 14 days or is followed by permanent disability, the Postal Service employee may have that leave restored. (d) The FECA excludes certain persons from eligibility for COP. COP cannot be authorized for members of these excluded groups, which include but are not limited to: persons rendering personal service to the United States similar to the service of a civil officer or employee of the United States, without pay or for nominal pay; volunteers (for instance, in the Civil Air Patrol and Peace Corps); Job Corps and Youth Conservation Corps enrollees; individuals in work- study programs, and grand or petit jurors (unless otherwise Federal employees). ## Nearby sections - [20 CFR § 10.200 § 10.200 What is continuation of pay?](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-20-10.200.md) - [20 CFR § 10.600 § 10.600 How can final decisions of OWCP be reviewed?](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-20-10.600.md) - [20 CFR § 10.900 § 10.900 What is the death gratuity under this subpart?](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-20-10.900.md) - [20 CFR § 10.901 § 10.901 Which employees are covered under this subpart?](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-20-10.901.md) - [20 CFR § 10.902 § 10.902 Does every employee's death due to injuries incurred in connection with his or her service with an Armed Force in a contingency operation qualify for the death gratuity?](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-20-10.902.md) - [20 CFR § 10.903 § 10.903 Is the death gratuity payment applicable retroactively?](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-20-10.903.md) - [20 CFR § 10.904 § 10.904 Does a death as a result of occupational disease qualify for payment of the death gratuity?](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-20-10.904.md) - [20 CFR § 10.905 § 10.905 If an employee incurs a covered injury in connection with his or her service with an Armed Force in a contingency operation but does not die of the injury until years later, does the death qualify for payment of the death gratuity?](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-20-10.905.md) - [20 CFR § 10.906 § 10.906 What special statutory definitions apply to survivors under this subpart?](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-20-10.906.md) - [20 CFR § 10.907 § 10.907 What order of precedence will OWCP use to determine which survivors are entitled to receive the death gratuity payment under this subpart?](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-20-10.907.md) - [20 CFR § 10.908 § 10.908 Can an employee designate alternate beneficiaries to receive a portion of the death gratuity payment?](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-20-10.908.md) - [20 CFR § 10.909 § 10.909 How does an employee designate a variation in the order or percentage of gratuity payable to survivors and how does the employee designate alternate beneficiaries?](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-20-10.909.md) - [20 CFR § 10.910 § 10.910 What if a person entitled to a portion of the death gratuity payment dies after the death of the covered employee but before receiving his or her portion of the death gratuity?](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-20-10.910.md) - [20 CFR § 10.911 § 10.911 How is the death gratuity payment process initiated?](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-20-10.911.md) --- Source: Frix Law Library, https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-20-10.200. 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