5 U.S.C. § 8119
Title 5
Chapter 81
Current through PL 116-220
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Last updated: March 30, 2026
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- § 8101
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- § 8102a
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- § 8110
- § 8111
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- § 8119
- § 8120
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- § 8171
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- § 8191
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- § 8193
§ 8119. Notice of injury or death
An employee injured in the performance of his duty, or someone on his behalf, shall give notice thereof. Notice of a death believed to be related to the employment shall be given by an eligible beneficiary specified in section 8133 of this title , or someone on his behalf. A notice of injury or death shall—
- (a) be given within 30 days after the injury or death;
- (b) be given to the immediate superior of the employee by personal delivery or by depositing it in the mail properly stamped and addressed;
- (c) be in writing;
- (d) state the name and address of the employee;
- (e) state the year, month, day, and hour when and the particular locality where the injury or death occurred;
- (f) state the cause and nature of the injury, or, in the case of death, the employment factors believed to be the cause; and
- (g) be signed by and contain the address of the individual giving the notice.
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